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: 2026-08-03.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 23:04, Moonset: 10:01.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 378 936 km235 460 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 73.08% / 81.95%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 19.4 (Day)
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2026-08-03
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 22.9° | 69.5° | 82% |
| 100 | 33.5° | 58.3° | 81.6% |
| 200 | 42.7° | 44° | 81.3% |
| 300 | 49.4° | 25.3° | 80.9% |
| 400 | 52.1° | 2.7° | 80.6% |
| 500 | 50° | 339.8° | 80.2% |
| 600 | 43.7° | 320.6° | 79.9% |
| 700 | 34.7° | 305.9° | 79.5% |
| 800 | 24.1° | 294.5° | 79.2% |
| 900 | 12.6° | 285.3° | 78.8% |
| 1000 | 0.6° | 277.1° | 78.4% |
| 1100 | -11.6° | 269.2° | 78.1% |
| 1200 | -23.8° | 260.9° | 77.7% |
| 1300 | -35.6° | 251.4° | 77.3% |
| 1400 | -46.7° | 239.1° | 77% |
| 1500 | -56.2° | 221.5° | 76.6% |
| 1600 | -62.3° | 195.6° | 76.2% |
| 1700 | -62.6° | 164.2° | 75.8% |
| 1800 | -56.9° | 137.7° | 75.4% |
| 1900 | -47.6° | 119.5° | 75% |
| 2000 | -36.7° | 106.8° | 74.7% |
| 2100 | -25° | 96.9° | 74.3% |
| 2200 | -13.1° | 88.4° | 73.9% |
| 2300 | -1.3° | 80.2° | 73.5% |
| 2400 | 10.3° | 71.6° | 73.1% |