Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August1915
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-21
- Moonrise
- 10:26
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 3.8 days
- Moonset
- 21:36
- Illumination
- 15%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Sun | - | 10:45 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 373669 km |
| Aug 2 Mon | 00:27 | 11:14 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 379713 km |
| Aug 3 Tue | 01:26 | 11:46 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 385650 km |
| Aug 4 Wed | 02:25 | 12:22 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 391103 km |
| Aug 5 Thu | 03:23 | 13:05 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24 days | 395804 km |
| Aug 6 Fri | 04:18 | 13:53 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 399609 km |
| Aug 7 Sat | 05:10 | 14:47 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 402488 km |
| Aug 8 Sun | 05:56 | 15:46 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 404498 km |
| Aug 9 Mon | 06:36 | 16:47 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 10 Tue | 07:12 | 17:49 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 11 Wed | 07:44 | 18:52 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 12 Thu | 08:13 | 19:54 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 405681 km |
| Aug 13 Fri | 08:40 | 20:57 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 404396 km |
| Aug 14 Sat | 09:08 | 22:01 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 402349 km |
| Aug 15 Sun | 09:38 | 23:07 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 399439 km |
| Aug 16 Mon | 10:09 | - | Waxing Crescent | 31% | 5.5 days | 395612 km |
| Aug 17 Tue | 10:46 | 00:15 | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 390900 km |
| Aug 18 Wed | 11:31 | 01:26 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 385451 km |
| Aug 19 Thu | 12:23 | 02:36 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 379535 km |
| Aug 20 Fri | 13:25 | 03:43 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 373527 km |
| Aug 21 Sat | 14:34 | 04:43 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 367876 km |
| Aug 22 Sun | 15:46 | 05:34 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 23 Mon | 16:57 | 06:16 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 24 Tue | 18:05 | 06:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 25 Wed | 19:10 | 07:23 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 26 Thu | 20:13 | 07:51 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 27 Fri | 21:14 | 08:18 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 28 Sat | 22:14 | 08:45 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 367158 km |
| Aug 29 Sun | 23:14 | 09:14 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 372996 km |
| Aug 30 Mon | - | 09:45 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 379371 km |
| Aug 31 Tue | 00:13 | 10:19 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 385777 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.