Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October1911
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 Sun | 12:08 | 02:31 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 392551 km |
| Oct 2 Mon | 13:06 | 03:17 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 386691 km |
| Oct 3 Tue | 14:07 | 03:56 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 380338 km |
| Oct 4 Wed | 15:09 | 04:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 373955 km |
| Oct 5 Thu | 16:10 | 05:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 368049 km |
| Oct 6 Fri | 17:13 | 05:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 363111 km |
| Oct 7 Sat | 18:16 | 05:57 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 8 Sun | 19:22 | 06:25 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 9 Mon | 20:30 | 06:54 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 10 Tue | 21:42 | 07:27 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 11 Wed | 22:54 | 08:05 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 12 Thu | - | 08:50 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 367392 km |
| Oct 13 Fri | 00:06 | 09:45 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 372894 km |
| Oct 14 Sat | 01:12 | 10:47 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 378798 km |
| Oct 15 Sun | 02:10 | 11:56 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 384656 km |
| Oct 16 Mon | 02:59 | 13:06 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 390090 km |
| Oct 17 Tue | 03:39 | 14:15 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 394823 km |
| Oct 18 Wed | 04:13 | 15:23 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 398701 km |
| Oct 19 Thu | 04:43 | 16:26 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 401683 km |
| Oct 20 Fri | 05:10 | 17:29 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 403818 km |
| Oct 21 Sat | 05:37 | 18:30 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 405201 km |
| Oct 22 Sun | 06:03 | 19:31 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 405696 km |
| Oct 23 Mon | 06:31 | 20:32 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 405696 km |
| Oct 24 Tue | 07:03 | 21:34 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 405621 km |
| Oct 25 Wed | 07:39 | 22:33 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.4 days | 404519 km |
| Oct 26 Thu | 08:19 | 23:31 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.4 days | 402663 km |
| Oct 27 Fri | 09:06 | - | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.4 days | 399945 km |
| Oct 28 Sat | 09:58 | 00:23 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.4 days | 396300 km |
| Oct 29 Sun | 10:54 | 01:11 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.4 days | 391746 km |
| Oct 30 Mon | 11:53 | 01:52 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.4 days | 386417 km |
| Oct 31 Tue | 12:53 | 02:28 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.4 days | 380569 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.