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: 2026-07-28.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 17:00, Moonset: 07:03.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 402 837 km250 311 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 97.28% / 99.53%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13.7 (Day)
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2026-07-28
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 80.3° | 321.8° | 97.3% |
| 100 | 70.1° | 287.8° | 97.4% |
| 200 | 58.2° | 274.9° | 97.5% |
| 300 | 46.2° | 266.7° | 97.7% |
| 400 | 34.2° | 259.9° | 97.8% |
| 500 | 22.5° | 253.4° | 97.9% |
| 600 | 11.1° | 246.6° | 98% |
| 700 | 0.3° | 239.1° | 98.1% |
| 800 | -9.6° | 230.5° | 98.2% |
| 900 | -18.3° | 220.4° | 98.3% |
| 1000 | -25.2° | 208.3° | 98.4% |
| 1100 | -29.7° | 194.4° | 98.5% |
| 1200 | -31.2° | 179.2° | 98.6% |
| 1300 | -29.6° | 164.1° | 98.7% |
| 1400 | -25° | 150.2° | 98.8% |
| 1500 | -18° | 138.1° | 98.9% |
| 1600 | -9.3° | 127.9° | 99% |
| 1700 | 0.6° | 119.2° | 99.1% |
| 1800 | 11.5° | 111.5° | 99.1% |
| 1900 | 22.9° | 104.4° | 99.2% |
| 2000 | 34.6° | 97.3° | 99.3% |
| 2100 | 46.6° | 89.7° | 99.4% |
| 2200 | 58.5° | 79.9° | 99.4% |
| 2300 | 69.9° | 63.7° | 99.5% |
| 2400 | 78.5° | 24.3° | 99.5% |