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: 2026-08-21.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 12:08, Moonset: 02:28.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 404 817 km251 542 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 57.65% / 66.83%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 8.6 (Day)
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2026-08-21
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 27.2° | 255.1° | 57.7% |
| 100 | 15.8° | 248.4° | 58.1% |
| 200 | 5° | 241.1° | 58.4% |
| 300 | -5° | 233° | 58.8% |
| 400 | -14° | 223.4° | 59.2% |
| 500 | -21.4° | 212.2° | 59.6% |
| 600 | -26.5° | 199.2° | 60% |
| 700 | -29° | 184.9° | 60.4% |
| 800 | -28.4° | 170.2° | 60.8% |
| 900 | -24.9° | 156.3° | 61.2% |
| 1000 | -18.8° | 144° | 61.5% |
| 1100 | -10.8° | 133.5° | 61.9% |
| 1200 | -1.5° | 124.7° | 62.3% |
| 1300 | 9° | 117° | 62.7% |
| 1400 | 20° | 110.2° | 63.1% |
| 1500 | 31.5° | 103.8° | 63.5% |
| 1600 | 43.4° | 97.4° | 63.8% |
| 1700 | 55.4° | 90.3° | 64.2% |
| 1800 | 67.4° | 80.6° | 64.6% |
| 1900 | 78.7° | 58.8° | 65% |
| 2000 | 83° | 332.8° | 65.3% |
| 2100 | 73.3° | 287° | 65.7% |
| 2200 | 61.5° | 273.6° | 66.1% |
| 2300 | 49.5° | 265.6° | 66.5% |
| 2400 | 37.6° | 259° | 66.8% |