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: 2026-09-18.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 10:49, Moonset: 01:14.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 405 192 km251 775 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 41.07% / 50.5%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 7 (Day)
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2026-09-18
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 13.4° | 245.7° | 41.1% |
| 100 | 2.8° | 238.3° | 41.5% |
| 200 | -6.9° | 229.9° | 41.9% |
| 300 | -15.4° | 220.1° | 42.2% |
| 400 | -22.2° | 208.5° | 42.6% |
| 500 | -26.7° | 195.3° | 43% |
| 600 | -28.4° | 181° | 43.4% |
| 700 | -27° | 166.6° | 43.8% |
| 800 | -22.8° | 153.2° | 44.2% |
| 900 | -16.3° | 141.5° | 44.6% |
| 1000 | -8° | 131.5° | 45% |
| 1100 | 1.6° | 123° | 45.4% |
| 1200 | 12.1° | 115.6° | 45.8% |
| 1300 | 23.2° | 109° | 46.2% |
| 1400 | 34.8° | 102.7° | 46.6% |
| 1500 | 46.6° | 96.3° | 47% |
| 1600 | 58.6° | 88.9° | 47.3% |
| 1700 | 70.6° | 77.9° | 47.7% |
| 1800 | 81.5° | 47.6° | 48.1% |
| 1900 | 81.3° | 311.5° | 48.5% |
| 2000 | 70.4° | 281.8° | 48.9% |
| 2100 | 58.4° | 270.9° | 49.3% |
| 2200 | 46.5° | 263.6° | 49.7% |
| 2300 | 34.6° | 257.2° | 50.1% |
| 2400 | 23.1° | 250.9° | 50.5% |