moon .5deg.comCape Town, South Africa (Western Cape, City of Cape Town) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-05-07.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 22:21, Moonset: 12:26.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 401 781 km249 655 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 68.81% / 77.28%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 19.9 (Day)
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2026-05-07
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 28° | 104.6° | 77.3% |
| 100 | 39.8° | 98° | 77% |
| 200 | 51.7° | 90.7° | 76.6% |
| 300 | 63.7° | 81° | 76.3% |
| 400 | 75.1° | 62.7° | 75.9% |
| 500 | 82.2° | 1.8° | 75.6% |
| 600 | 75.4° | 299.1° | 75.3% |
| 700 | 63.9° | 280.2° | 74.9% |
| 800 | 51.9° | 270.5° | 74.6% |
| 900 | 39.9° | 263.2° | 74.2% |
| 1000 | 28° | 256.6° | 73.9% |
| 1100 | 16.5° | 250° | 73.5% |
| 1200 | 5.4° | 242.9° | 73.2% |
| 1300 | -5° | 234.9° | 72.8% |
| 1400 | -14.4° | 225.5° | 72.5% |
| 1500 | -22.2° | 214.4° | 72.1% |
| 1600 | -28° | 201.4° | 71.7% |
| 1700 | -31° | 186.7° | 71.4% |
| 1800 | -30.9° | 171.3° | 71% |
| 1900 | -27.7° | 156.6° | 70.7% |
| 2000 | -21.8° | 143.6° | 70.3% |
| 2100 | -13.8° | 132.5° | 69.9% |
| 2200 | -4.4° | 123.1° | 69.6% |
| 2300 | 6° | 115° | 69.2% |
| 2400 | 17.2° | 107.6° | 68.8% |