Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1908
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-21
- Moonrise
- 10:26
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 4.4 days
- Moonset
- 21:36
- Illumination
- 20%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-21
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Day Length
- 13h 8m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Tue | 12:56 | 01:34 | First Quarter | 52% | 7.5 days | 392831 km |
| Dec 2 Wed | 14:02 | 02:09 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 387150 km |
| Dec 3 Thu | 15:08 | 02:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 380923 km |
| Dec 4 Fri | 16:14 | 03:15 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 374587 km |
| Dec 5 Sat | 17:20 | 03:48 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.5 days | 368638 km |
| Dec 6 Sun | 18:25 | 04:23 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.5 days | 363571 km |
| Dec 7 Mon | 19:30 | 05:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 8 Tue | 20:32 | 05:46 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 9 Wed | 21:29 | 06:35 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 10 Thu | 22:20 | 07:28 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 11 Fri | 23:05 | 08:23 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 12 Sat | 23:44 | 09:20 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 366771 km |
| Dec 13 Sun | - | 10:17 | Waning Gibbous | 76% | 19.5 days | 372297 km |
| Dec 14 Mon | 00:18 | 11:14 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 378302 km |
| Dec 15 Tue | 00:49 | 12:09 | Last Quarter | 56% | 21.5 days | 384318 km |
| Dec 16 Wed | 01:17 | 13:04 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 389934 km |
| Dec 17 Thu | 01:45 | 13:59 | Last Quarter | 35% | 23.5 days | 394837 km |
| Dec 18 Fri | 02:12 | 14:56 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 398837 km |
| Dec 19 Sat | 02:40 | 15:54 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 401869 km |
| Dec 20 Sun | 03:12 | 16:55 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 403971 km |
| Dec 21 Mon | 03:47 | 17:59 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.5 days | 405243 km |
| Dec 22 Tue | 04:28 | 19:05 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 405696 km |
| Dec 23 Wed | 05:18 | 20:10 | New Moon | 0% | 0 days | 405696 km |
| Dec 24 Thu | 06:15 | 21:11 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 405140 km |
| Dec 25 Fri | 07:19 | 22:06 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2 days | 403926 km |
| Dec 26 Sat | 08:28 | 22:54 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 402044 km |
| Dec 27 Sun | 09:39 | 23:35 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 399402 km |
| Dec 28 Mon | 10:48 | - | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 395930 km |
| Dec 29 Tue | 11:56 | 00:11 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 391627 km |
| Dec 30 Wed | 13:01 | 00:45 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 386593 km |
| Dec 31 Thu | 14:06 | 01:17 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 381043 km |
* Moon Phase: The shape of the illuminated (sunlit) portion of the Moon as seen by an observer on Earth.
* Illumination: The percentage of the Moon's surface illuminated by the Sun.
* Moon Age: The number of days since the last New Moon.