Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for January1913
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-21
- Moonrise
- 10:26
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 3.8 days
- Moonset
- 21:36
- Illumination
- 16%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 Wed | 01:04 | 14:36 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 403716 km |
| Jan 2 Thu | 01:35 | 15:41 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 401779 km |
| Jan 3 Fri | 02:08 | 16:46 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 398687 km |
| Jan 4 Sat | 02:46 | 17:49 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 394714 km |
| Jan 5 Sun | 03:31 | 18:49 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 390204 km |
| Jan 6 Mon | 04:21 | 19:43 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 385519 km |
| Jan 7 Tue | 05:18 | 20:29 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 381008 km |
| Jan 8 Wed | 06:16 | 21:09 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 376969 km |
| Jan 9 Thu | 07:17 | 21:43 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 373630 km |
| Jan 10 Fri | 08:15 | 22:11 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 371134 km |
| Jan 11 Sat | 09:13 | 22:37 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 369546 km |
| Jan 12 Sun | 10:08 | 23:01 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 368861 km |
| Jan 13 Mon | 11:04 | 23:24 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 369015 km |
| Jan 14 Tue | 12:00 | 23:48 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 369908 km |
| Jan 15 Wed | 12:57 | - | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 371421 km |
| Jan 16 Thu | 13:57 | 00:13 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 373434 km |
| Jan 17 Fri | 15:02 | 00:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 375843 km |
| Jan 18 Sat | 16:09 | 01:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 378564 km |
| Jan 19 Sun | 17:19 | 02:01 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 381537 km |
| Jan 20 Mon | 18:26 | 02:54 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 384718 km |
| Jan 21 Tue | 19:27 | 03:59 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 388059 km |
| Jan 22 Wed | 20:18 | 05:13 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 391493 km |
| Jan 23 Thu | 21:00 | 06:30 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 394911 km |
| Jan 24 Fri | 21:36 | 07:48 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 398151 km |
| Jan 25 Sat | 22:08 | 09:02 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 400997 km |
| Jan 26 Sun | 22:37 | 10:12 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 403196 km |
| Jan 27 Mon | 23:06 | 11:21 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 404486 km |
| Jan 28 Tue | 23:36 | 12:27 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 404638 km |
| Jan 29 Wed | - | 13:34 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 403496 km |
| Jan 30 Thu | 00:08 | 14:39 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 401013 km |
| Jan 31 Fri | 00:46 | 15:44 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 397275 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.