Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for January1917
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-20
- Moonrise
- 09:20
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 3.2 days
- Moonset
- 21:05
- Illumination
- 11%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-20
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Day Length
- 13h 10m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 Mon | 13:59 | 00:23 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 385951 km |
| Jan 2 Tue | 15:02 | 00:56 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 391108 km |
| Jan 3 Wed | 16:03 | 01:32 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 395534 km |
| Jan 4 Thu | 17:03 | 02:12 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 399108 km |
| Jan 5 Fri | 17:59 | 02:57 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 401817 km |
| Jan 6 Sat | 18:50 | 03:47 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 403727 km |
| Jan 7 Sun | 19:35 | 04:41 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 404938 km |
| Jan 8 Mon | 20:14 | 05:38 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 405539 km |
| Jan 9 Tue | 20:48 | 06:35 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 405575 km |
| Jan 10 Wed | 21:19 | 07:32 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 405028 km |
| Jan 11 Thu | 21:47 | 08:28 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 403818 km |
| Jan 12 Fri | 22:13 | 09:24 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 401835 km |
| Jan 13 Sat | 22:38 | 10:19 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 398972 km |
| Jan 14 Sun | 23:05 | 11:15 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 395179 km |
| Jan 15 Mon | 23:34 | 12:12 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 390496 km |
| Jan 16 Tue | - | 13:11 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 385085 km |
| Jan 17 Wed | 00:06 | 14:14 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 379229 km |
| Jan 18 Thu | 00:43 | 15:20 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 373315 km |
| Jan 19 Fri | 01:29 | 16:26 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 367795 km |
| Jan 20 Sat | 02:23 | 17:31 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 363133 km |
| Jan 21 Sun | 03:28 | 18:29 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 22 Mon | 04:39 | 19:21 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 23 Tue | 05:55 | 20:06 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 24 Wed | 07:10 | 20:44 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 25 Thu | 08:22 | 21:19 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 363293 km |
| Jan 26 Fri | 09:33 | 21:52 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 368145 km |
| Jan 27 Sat | 10:41 | 22:23 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 373944 km |
| Jan 28 Sun | 11:48 | 22:57 | Waxing Crescent | 25% | 5 days | 380204 km |
| Jan 29 Mon | 12:53 | 23:33 | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 386427 km |
| Jan 30 Tue | 13:56 | - | First Quarter | 45% | 7 days | 392161 km |
| Jan 31 Wed | 14:57 | 00:11 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 397051 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.