Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August1927
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-19
- Moonrise
- 08:14
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 1.9 days
- Moonset
- 20:37
- Illumination
- 4%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-19
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Day Length
- 13h 12m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Mon | 10:04 | 21:42 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 376977 km |
| Aug 2 Tue | 10:32 | 22:36 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 383095 km |
| Aug 3 Wed | 10:59 | 23:31 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 389144 km |
| Aug 4 Thu | 11:26 | - | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 394664 km |
| Aug 5 Fri | 11:55 | 00:25 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 399268 km |
| Aug 6 Sat | 12:25 | 01:21 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 402684 km |
| Aug 7 Sun | 12:59 | 02:18 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 404778 km |
| Aug 8 Mon | 13:39 | 03:17 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 405550 km |
| Aug 9 Tue | 14:25 | 04:17 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 405121 km |
| Aug 10 Wed | 15:20 | 05:16 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 403690 km |
| Aug 11 Thu | 16:20 | 06:12 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 401495 km |
| Aug 12 Fri | 17:28 | 07:04 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 398770 km |
| Aug 13 Sat | 18:37 | 07:51 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 395710 km |
| Aug 14 Sun | 19:48 | 08:32 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 392458 km |
| Aug 15 Mon | 20:57 | 09:10 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 389104 km |
| Aug 16 Tue | 22:06 | 09:45 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 385699 km |
| Aug 17 Wed | 23:15 | 10:18 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 382281 km |
| Aug 18 Thu | - | 10:53 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 378900 km |
| Aug 19 Fri | 00:23 | 11:30 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 375637 km |
| Aug 20 Sat | 01:31 | 12:10 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 372612 km |
| Aug 21 Sun | 02:37 | 12:55 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 369988 km |
| Aug 22 Mon | 03:41 | 13:45 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 367950 km |
| Aug 23 Tue | 04:40 | 14:39 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 366692 km |
| Aug 24 Wed | 05:33 | 15:38 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 366385 km |
| Aug 25 Thu | 06:19 | 16:38 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 367156 km |
| Aug 26 Fri | 06:59 | 17:38 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 369060 km |
| Aug 27 Sat | 07:35 | 18:36 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 372064 km |
| Aug 28 Sun | 08:05 | 19:33 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 376035 km |
| Aug 29 Mon | 08:34 | 20:28 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 380743 km |
| Aug 30 Tue | 09:01 | 21:23 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.4 days | 385871 km |
| Aug 31 Wed | 09:28 | 22:17 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.4 days | 391040 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.