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: 2026-07-21.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 11:47, Moonset: 00:41.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 395 627 km245 831 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 44.65% / 54.55%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 7.3 (Day)
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2026-07-21
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 7.7° | 261.3° | 44.7% |
| 100 | -3.9° | 253° | 45.1% |
| 200 | -15° | 243.9° | 45.5% |
| 300 | -25.2° | 233.3° | 45.9% |
| 400 | -33.8° | 220.3° | 46.3% |
| 500 | -40.1° | 204.3° | 46.7% |
| 600 | -43° | 185.7° | 47.1% |
| 700 | -41.9° | 166.5° | 47.6% |
| 800 | -37.1° | 149.2° | 48% |
| 900 | -29.5° | 134.9° | 48.4% |
| 1000 | -19.9° | 123.4° | 48.8% |
| 1100 | -9.2° | 113.9° | 49.2% |
| 1200 | 2.3° | 105.7° | 49.6% |
| 1300 | 14.3° | 98° | 50% |
| 1400 | 26.4° | 90.4° | 50.5% |
| 1500 | 38.5° | 82° | 50.9% |
| 1600 | 50.4° | 71.3° | 51.3% |
| 1700 | 61.4° | 55.5° | 51.7% |
| 1800 | 69.7° | 27.6° | 52.1% |
| 1900 | 71.3° | 345.1° | 52.5% |
| 2000 | 64.9° | 310.9° | 52.9% |
| 2100 | 54.7° | 291.6° | 53.3% |
| 2200 | 43.2° | 279.5° | 53.7% |
| 2300 | 31.3° | 270.3° | 54.2% |
| 2400 | 19.3° | 262.4° | 54.6% |