Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1910
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-21
- Moonrise
- 10:26
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 4.2 days
- Moonset
- 21:36
- Illumination
- 19%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Sun | 23:24 | 13:25 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 397188 km |
| May 2 Mon | - | 14:09 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 392239 km |
| May 3 Tue | 00:28 | 14:48 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 386436 km |
| May 4 Wed | 01:35 | 15:24 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 380134 km |
| May 5 Thu | 02:43 | 15:56 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 373789 km |
| May 6 Fri | 03:52 | 16:28 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 367901 km |
| May 7 Sat | 05:02 | 17:01 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 8 Sun | 06:14 | 17:36 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 9 Mon | 07:29 | 18:15 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 10 Tue | 08:44 | 19:01 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 363104 km |
| May 11 Wed | 09:59 | 19:54 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 363104 km |
| May 12 Thu | 11:07 | 20:53 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 363104 km |
| May 13 Fri | 12:07 | 21:57 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 367364 km |
| May 14 Sat | 12:58 | 23:02 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 372969 km |
| May 15 Sun | 13:39 | - | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 378991 km |
| May 16 Mon | 14:14 | 00:05 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 384971 km |
| May 17 Tue | 14:44 | 01:07 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 390511 km |
| May 18 Wed | 15:11 | 02:05 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 395319 km |
| May 19 Thu | 15:36 | 03:01 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 399225 km |
| May 20 Fri | 16:01 | 03:56 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 402180 km |
| May 21 Sat | 16:26 | 04:51 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 404230 km |
| May 22 Sun | 16:53 | 05:47 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 405481 km |
| May 23 Mon | 17:24 | 06:43 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 405696 km |
| May 24 Tue | 17:58 | 07:41 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 405696 km |
| May 25 Wed | 18:38 | 08:40 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 405387 km |
| May 26 Thu | 19:25 | 09:38 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 404146 km |
| May 27 Fri | 20:18 | 10:32 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 402198 km |
| May 28 Sat | 21:17 | 11:23 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 399443 km |
| May 29 Sun | 22:19 | 12:08 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 395816 km |
| May 30 Mon | 23:25 | 12:48 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 391327 km |
| May 31 Tue | - | 13:24 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 386094 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.