moon .5deg.comKraaifontein, South Africa (Western Cape, City of Cape Town) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-02-28.
All times are shown in Kraaifontein local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 17:45, Moonset: 02:55.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 371 044 km230 556 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 85.08% / 92.19%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11.6 (Day)
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2026-02-28
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 25.7° | 332° | 85.1% |
| 100 | 19.1° | 319.8° | 85.4% |
| 200 | 10.7° | 309.4° | 85.8% |
| 300 | 0.9° | 300.5° | 86.1% |
| 400 | -9.7° | 292.7° | 86.4% |
| 500 | -20.9° | 285.6° | 86.7% |
| 600 | -32.5° | 278.7° | 87.1% |
| 700 | -44.4° | 271.2° | 87.4% |
| 800 | -56.3° | 262.1° | 87.7% |
| 900 | -67.8° | 247.9° | 88% |
| 1000 | -77.3° | 215.6° | 88.3% |
| 1100 | -77.9° | 150.8° | 88.6% |
| 1200 | -68.7° | 115.5° | 88.9% |
| 1300 | -57.2° | 100.5° | 89.2% |
| 1400 | -45.2° | 91.2° | 89.5% |
| 1500 | -33.2° | 83.7° | 89.8% |
| 1600 | -21.3° | 76.9° | 90.1% |
| 1700 | -9.7° | 69.9° | 90.3% |
| 1800 | 1.4° | 62.4° | 90.6% |
| 1900 | 11.7° | 53.7° | 90.9% |
| 2000 | 20.8° | 43.4° | 91.2% |
| 2100 | 28.3° | 31.1° | 91.4% |
| 2200 | 33.3° | 16.5° | 91.7% |
| 2300 | 35.3° | 0.4° | 91.9% |
| 2400 | 33.8° | 344° | 92.2% |