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: 2026-09-23.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 15:39, Moonset: 04:44.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 397 045 km246 712 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 85.14% / 91.55%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11.5 (Day)
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2026-09-23
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 56.2° | 290.8° | 85.1% |
| 100 | 44.5° | 279.2° | 85.4% |
| 200 | 32.4° | 270.4° | 85.7% |
| 300 | 20.2° | 262.8° | 86% |
| 400 | 8.3° | 255.4° | 86.3% |
| 500 | -3.3° | 247.6° | 86.6% |
| 600 | -14.2° | 238.8° | 86.9% |
| 700 | -24.1° | 228.3° | 87.2% |
| 800 | -32.3° | 215.4° | 87.4% |
| 900 | -38.1° | 199.8° | 87.7% |
| 1000 | -40.6° | 181.9° | 88% |
| 1100 | -39.3° | 163.7° | 88.3% |
| 1200 | -34.5° | 147.2° | 88.5% |
| 1300 | -26.9° | 133.4° | 88.8% |
| 1400 | -17.5° | 122° | 89.1% |
| 1500 | -6.8° | 112.5° | 89.3% |
| 1600 | 4.5° | 104.1° | 89.6% |
| 1700 | 16.2° | 96.2° | 89.8% |
| 1800 | 28.2° | 88° | 90.1% |
| 1900 | 40.1° | 78.7° | 90.3% |
| 2000 | 51.4° | 66.5° | 90.6% |
| 2100 | 61.5° | 48.2° | 90.8% |
| 2200 | 68.1° | 18.2° | 91.1% |
| 2300 | 67.6° | 340° | 91.3% |
| 2400 | 60.5° | 311.4° | 91.6% |