Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1913
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Mon | 08:15 | 23:17 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.6 days | 379372 km |
| Dec 2 Tue | 09:20 | 23:54 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.6 days | 376594 km |
| Dec 3 Wed | 10:22 | - | Waxing Crescent | 23% | 4.6 days | 374273 km |
| Dec 4 Thu | 11:22 | 00:25 | First Quarter | 32% | 5.6 days | 372435 km |
| Dec 5 Fri | 12:19 | 00:51 | First Quarter | 42% | 6.6 days | 371104 km |
| Dec 6 Sat | 13:14 | 01:16 | First Quarter | 53% | 7.6 days | 370313 km |
| Dec 7 Sun | 14:09 | 01:39 | First Quarter | 63% | 8.6 days | 370103 km |
| Dec 8 Mon | 15:05 | 02:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 73% | 9.6 days | 370519 km |
| Dec 9 Tue | 16:02 | 02:26 | Waxing Gibbous | 82% | 10.6 days | 371604 km |
| Dec 10 Wed | 17:02 | 02:53 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.6 days | 373388 km |
| Dec 11 Thu | 18:05 | 03:25 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.6 days | 375873 km |
| Dec 12 Fri | 19:09 | 04:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.6 days | 379020 km |
| Dec 13 Sat | 20:11 | 04:48 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.6 days | 382729 km |
| Dec 14 Sun | 21:10 | 05:42 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.6 days | 386838 km |
| Dec 15 Mon | 22:01 | 06:45 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.6 days | 391114 km |
| Dec 16 Tue | 22:44 | 07:53 | Waning Gibbous | 91% | 17.6 days | 395269 km |
| Dec 17 Wed | 23:22 | 09:03 | Waning Gibbous | 84% | 18.6 days | 398977 km |
| Dec 18 Thu | 23:54 | 10:12 | Waning Gibbous | 75% | 19.6 days | 401910 km |
| Dec 19 Fri | - | 11:21 | Last Quarter | 66% | 20.6 days | 403780 km |
| Dec 20 Sat | 00:23 | 12:27 | Last Quarter | 55% | 21.6 days | 404374 km |
| Dec 21 Sun | 00:51 | 13:35 | Last Quarter | 45% | 22.6 days | 403593 km |
| Dec 22 Mon | 01:20 | 14:42 | Last Quarter | 34% | 23.6 days | 401464 km |
| Dec 23 Tue | 01:52 | 15:52 | Waning Crescent | 25% | 24.6 days | 398145 km |
| Dec 24 Wed | 02:27 | 17:03 | Waning Crescent | 16% | 25.6 days | 393906 km |
| Dec 25 Thu | 03:09 | 18:13 | Waning Crescent | 9% | 26.6 days | 389097 km |
| Dec 26 Fri | 03:58 | 19:20 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.6 days | 384105 km |
| Dec 27 Sat | 04:54 | 20:18 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.6 days | 379312 km |
| Dec 28 Sun | 05:57 | 21:08 | New Moon | 0% | 0.1 days | 375057 km |
| Dec 29 Mon | 07:02 | 21:49 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1.1 days | 371606 km |
| Dec 30 Tue | 08:07 | 22:23 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.1 days | 369134 km |
| Dec 31 Wed | 09:08 | 22:51 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.1 days | 367724 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.