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: 2026-08-02.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 22:02, Moonset: 09:35.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 383 668 km238 400 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 81.95% / 89.26%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 18.4 (Day)
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2026-08-02
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 35.1° | 67.1° | 89.3% |
| 100 | 45.5° | 53.6° | 89% |
| 200 | 53.7° | 35.1° | 88.7% |
| 300 | 58.2° | 10.2° | 88.4% |
| 400 | 57.2° | 342.8° | 88.2% |
| 500 | 51.1° | 320.1° | 87.9% |
| 600 | 41.9° | 303.7° | 87.6% |
| 700 | 31° | 291.6° | 87.3% |
| 800 | 19.3° | 282° | 87% |
| 900 | 7.2° | 273.7° | 86.7% |
| 1000 | -5° | 265.8° | 86.4% |
| 1100 | -17.1° | 257.5° | 86.1% |
| 1200 | -28.8° | 248° | 85.8% |
| 1300 | -39.7° | 236.3° | 85.5% |
| 1400 | -48.9° | 220.5° | 85.2% |
| 1500 | -55.2° | 199° | 84.9% |
| 1600 | -56.7° | 173° | 84.6% |
| 1700 | -53° | 148.5° | 84.3% |
| 1800 | -45.2° | 129.5° | 83.9% |
| 1900 | -35.2° | 115.6° | 83.6% |
| 2000 | -24.1° | 104.9° | 83.3% |
| 2100 | -12.3° | 95.8° | 83% |
| 2200 | -0.4° | 87.4° | 82.6% |
| 2300 | 11.4° | 78.9° | 82.3% |
| 2400 | 22.9° | 69.5° | 82% |