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: 2026-08-28.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 18:53, Moonset: 07:13.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 390 547 km242 675 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 99.41% / 100%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 15 (Day)
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2026-08-28
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 65.8° | 19.5° | 99.9% |
| 100 | 66° | 344.1° | 100% |
| 200 | 59.6° | 315.7° | 100% |
| 300 | 49.7° | 297.6° | 100% |
| 400 | 38.3° | 285.4° | 100% |
| 500 | 26.3° | 276.1° | 100% |
| 600 | 14.1° | 268° | 100% |
| 700 | 2° | 260.2° | 100% |
| 800 | -9.9° | 252° | 100% |
| 900 | -21.2° | 242.8° | 100% |
| 1000 | -31.5° | 231.5° | 100% |
| 1100 | -40.2° | 217.3° | 100% |
| 1200 | -46.2° | 199.2° | 99.9% |
| 1300 | -48.3° | 178.2° | 99.9% |
| 1400 | -45.9° | 157.2° | 99.9% |
| 1500 | -39.8° | 139.3° | 99.9% |
| 1600 | -31° | 125.2° | 99.8% |
| 1700 | -20.6° | 114° | 99.8% |
| 1800 | -9.4° | 104.5° | 99.7% |
| 1900 | 2.4° | 96° | 99.7% |
| 2000 | 14.3° | 87.7° | 99.7% |
| 2100 | 26.1° | 78.8° | 99.6% |
| 2200 | 37.6° | 68.3° | 99.5% |
| 2300 | 48° | 54.6° | 99.5% |
| 2400 | 56.4° | 35.1° | 99.4% |