Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1911
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-21
- Moonrise
- 10:26
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 4.1 days
- Moonset
- 21:36
- Illumination
- 18%
- 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 Mon | 10:15 | 20:06 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.6 days | 363104 km |
| May 2 Tue | 11:27 | 21:06 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.6 days | 367211 km |
| May 3 Wed | 12:31 | 22:13 | Waxing Crescent | 22% | 4.6 days | 372950 km |
| May 4 Thu | 13:26 | 23:23 | First Quarter | 32% | 5.6 days | 379139 km |
| May 5 Fri | 14:10 | - | First Quarter | 42% | 6.6 days | 385296 km |
| May 6 Sat | 14:46 | 00:31 | First Quarter | 53% | 7.6 days | 390999 km |
| May 7 Sun | 15:18 | 01:37 | First Quarter | 63% | 8.6 days | 395925 km |
| May 8 Mon | 15:45 | 02:40 | Waxing Gibbous | 73% | 9.6 days | 399879 km |
| May 9 Tue | 16:10 | 03:40 | Waxing Gibbous | 82% | 10.6 days | 402796 km |
| May 10 Wed | 16:36 | 04:38 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.6 days | 404718 km |
| May 11 Thu | 17:02 | 05:36 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.6 days | 405696 km |
| May 12 Fri | 17:30 | 06:34 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.6 days | 405696 km |
| May 13 Sat | 18:01 | 07:33 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.6 days | 405696 km |
| May 14 Sun | 18:36 | 08:31 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.6 days | 404817 km |
| May 15 Mon | 19:17 | 09:30 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.6 days | 403344 km |
| May 16 Tue | 20:03 | 10:26 | Waning Gibbous | 91% | 17.6 days | 401246 km |
| May 17 Wed | 20:56 | 11:18 | Waning Gibbous | 84% | 18.6 days | 398443 km |
| May 18 Thu | 21:53 | 12:05 | Waning Gibbous | 76% | 19.6 days | 394877 km |
| May 19 Fri | 22:52 | 12:46 | Last Quarter | 66% | 20.6 days | 390551 km |
| May 20 Sat | 23:54 | 13:23 | Last Quarter | 56% | 21.6 days | 385560 km |
| May 21 Sun | - | 13:55 | Last Quarter | 45% | 22.6 days | 380115 km |
| May 22 Mon | 00:55 | 14:24 | Last Quarter | 35% | 23.6 days | 374530 km |
| May 23 Tue | 01:58 | 14:52 | Waning Crescent | 25% | 24.6 days | 369197 km |
| May 24 Wed | 03:02 | 15:21 | Waning Crescent | 16% | 25.6 days | 364546 km |
| May 25 Thu | 04:08 | 15:51 | Waning Crescent | 9% | 26.6 days | 363104 km |
| May 26 Fri | 05:18 | 16:24 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.6 days | 363104 km |
| May 27 Sat | 06:31 | 17:04 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.6 days | 363104 km |
| May 28 Sun | 07:48 | 17:52 | New Moon | 0% | 0.1 days | 363104 km |
| May 29 Mon | 09:04 | 18:49 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1.1 days | 363104 km |
| May 30 Tue | 10:15 | 19:55 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.1 days | 367323 km |
| May 31 Wed | 11:16 | 21:06 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3.1 days | 372910 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.