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: 2026-09-21.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 13:37, Moonset: 03:36.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 403 074 km250 459 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 68.99% / 77.5%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 9.7 (Day)
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2026-09-21
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 41.3° | 265.1° | 69% |
| 100 | 29.4° | 258.3° | 69.4% |
| 200 | 17.7° | 251.7° | 69.7% |
| 300 | 6.4° | 244.6° | 70.1% |
| 400 | -4.1° | 236.7° | 70.5% |
| 500 | -13.7° | 227.5° | 70.8% |
| 600 | -21.9° | 216.5° | 71.2% |
| 700 | -28.1° | 203.6° | 71.5% |
| 800 | -31.6° | 188.9° | 71.9% |
| 900 | -31.9° | 173.2° | 72.3% |
| 1000 | -29.1° | 158.2° | 72.6% |
| 1100 | -23.4° | 144.8° | 73% |
| 1200 | -15.6° | 133.3° | 73.3% |
| 1300 | -6.2° | 123.6° | 73.7% |
| 1400 | 4.1° | 115.3° | 74.1% |
| 1500 | 15.3° | 107.8° | 74.4% |
| 1600 | 26.9° | 100.6° | 74.8% |
| 1700 | 38.8° | 93.3° | 75.1% |
| 1800 | 50.7° | 84.8° | 75.5% |
| 1900 | 62.5° | 72.8° | 75.8% |
| 2000 | 73.1° | 50.2° | 76.1% |
| 2100 | 78.2° | 357.6° | 76.5% |
| 2200 | 72.2° | 308.1° | 76.8% |
| 2300 | 61.3° | 287.2° | 77.2% |
| 2400 | 49.5° | 275.8° | 77.5% |