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: 2026-08-05.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 00:09, Moonset: 11:01.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 370 422 km230 170 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 52.02% / 62.97%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 21.4 (Day)
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2026-08-05
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -2.6° | 73.7° | 63% |
| 100 | 8.5° | 65.2° | 62.5% |
| 200 | 18.8° | 55.4° | 62.1% |
| 300 | 27.8° | 43.8° | 61.6% |
| 400 | 34.8° | 29.7° | 61.2% |
| 500 | 38.9° | 13° | 60.7% |
| 600 | 39.6° | 355.1° | 60.3% |
| 700 | 36.5° | 337.9° | 59.8% |
| 800 | 30.4° | 322.9° | 59.4% |
| 900 | 22° | 310.7° | 58.9% |
| 1000 | 12° | 300.6° | 58.5% |
| 1100 | 1.1° | 292° | 58% |
| 1200 | -10.4° | 284.4° | 57.6% |
| 1300 | -22.3° | 277.2° | 57.1% |
| 1400 | -34.4° | 269.7° | 56.7% |
| 1500 | -46.4° | 261° | 56.2% |
| 1600 | -58.1° | 249.2° | 55.7% |
| 1700 | -68.6° | 229.1° | 55.3% |
| 1800 | -74.9° | 188.9° | 54.8% |
| 1900 | -71.8° | 141° | 54.4% |
| 2000 | -62.4° | 115° | 53.9% |
| 2100 | -51.1° | 100.9° | 53.4% |
| 2200 | -39.3° | 91.3° | 53% |
| 2300 | -27.4° | 83.3° | 52.5% |
| 2400 | -15.7° | 75.9° | 52% |