Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for January1936
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-17
- Moonrise
- 06:06
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 29.3 days
- Moonset
- 19:42
- Illumination
- 0%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-17
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Day Length
- 13h 16m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 Wed | 12:47 | - | First Quarter | 44% | 6.8 days | 384321 km |
| Jan 2 Thu | 13:54 | 00:19 | First Quarter | 54% | 7.8 days | 389875 km |
| Jan 3 Fri | 15:02 | 00:55 | First Quarter | 65% | 8.8 days | 394722 km |
| Jan 4 Sat | 16:09 | 01:35 | Waxing Gibbous | 75% | 9.8 days | 398674 km |
| Jan 5 Sun | 17:15 | 02:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 83% | 10.8 days | 401669 km |
| Jan 6 Mon | 18:15 | 03:12 | Waxing Gibbous | 90% | 11.8 days | 403745 km |
| Jan 7 Tue | 19:09 | 04:10 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 12.8 days | 405006 km |
| Jan 8 Wed | 19:55 | 05:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.8 days | 405572 km |
| Jan 9 Thu | 20:34 | 06:13 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.8 days | 405537 km |
| Jan 10 Fri | 21:09 | 07:15 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.8 days | 404941 km |
| Jan 11 Sat | 21:39 | 08:14 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 16.8 days | 403759 km |
| Jan 12 Sun | 22:06 | 09:12 | Waning Gibbous | 90% | 17.8 days | 401914 km |
| Jan 13 Mon | 22:32 | 10:07 | Waning Gibbous | 83% | 18.8 days | 399310 km |
| Jan 14 Tue | 22:59 | 11:02 | Waning Gibbous | 74% | 19.8 days | 395877 km |
| Jan 15 Wed | 23:26 | 11:57 | Last Quarter | 64% | 20.8 days | 391612 km |
| Jan 16 Thu | 23:56 | 12:52 | Last Quarter | 54% | 21.8 days | 386614 km |
| Jan 17 Fri | - | 13:50 | Last Quarter | 43% | 22.8 days | 381096 km |
| Jan 18 Sat | 00:28 | 14:48 | Last Quarter | 33% | 23.8 days | 375384 km |
| Jan 19 Sun | 01:07 | 15:47 | Waning Crescent | 23% | 24.8 days | 369885 km |
| Jan 20 Mon | 01:51 | 16:46 | Waning Crescent | 15% | 25.8 days | 365043 km |
| Jan 21 Tue | 02:43 | 17:42 | Waning Crescent | 8% | 26.8 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 22 Wed | 03:43 | 18:34 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.8 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 23 Thu | 04:48 | 19:21 | New Moon | 1% | 28.8 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 24 Fri | 05:58 | 20:02 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.3 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 25 Sat | 07:09 | 20:39 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.3 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 26 Sun | 08:18 | 21:14 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.3 days | 366724 km |
| Jan 27 Mon | 09:28 | 21:48 | Waxing Crescent | 12% | 3.3 days | 372186 km |
| Jan 28 Tue | 10:37 | 22:21 | Waxing Crescent | 19% | 4.3 days | 378304 km |
| Jan 29 Wed | 11:46 | 22:56 | Waxing Crescent | 28% | 5.3 days | 384580 km |
| Jan 30 Thu | 12:54 | 23:36 | First Quarter | 38% | 6.3 days | 390533 km |
| Jan 31 Fri | 14:02 | - | First Quarter | 49% | 7.3 days | 395753 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.