Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1936
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-17
- Moonrise
- 06:06
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Tue | 22:33 | 08:06 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 405646 km |
| Dec 2 Wed | 23:15 | 09:13 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 405012 km |
| Dec 3 Thu | 23:50 | 10:16 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 403482 km |
| Dec 4 Fri | - | 11:18 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 400923 km |
| Dec 5 Sat | 00:21 | 12:16 | Last Quarter | 63% | 21 days | 397276 km |
| Dec 6 Sun | 00:50 | 13:12 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 392587 km |
| Dec 7 Mon | 01:18 | 14:07 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 387035 km |
| Dec 8 Tue | 01:47 | 15:02 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 380929 km |
| Dec 9 Wed | 02:16 | 15:58 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 374686 km |
| Dec 10 Thu | 02:49 | 16:53 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 368788 km |
| Dec 11 Fri | 03:25 | 17:49 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 363726 km |
| Dec 12 Sat | 04:06 | 18:43 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 13 Sun | 04:51 | 19:36 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 14 Mon | 05:43 | 20:24 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 15 Tue | 06:38 | 21:09 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 16 Wed | 07:37 | 21:50 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 17 Thu | 08:37 | 22:26 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.4 days | 366699 km |
| Dec 18 Fri | 09:39 | 23:00 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.4 days | 372279 km |
| Dec 19 Sat | 10:40 | 23:33 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.4 days | 378374 km |
| Dec 20 Sun | 11:44 | - | First Quarter | 40% | 6.4 days | 384498 km |
| Dec 21 Mon | 12:47 | 00:05 | First Quarter | 50% | 7.4 days | 390220 km |
| Dec 22 Tue | 13:53 | 00:38 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.4 days | 395201 km |
| Dec 23 Wed | 15:01 | 01:14 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.4 days | 399228 km |
| Dec 24 Thu | 16:11 | 01:55 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.4 days | 402219 km |
| Dec 25 Fri | 17:21 | 02:41 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.4 days | 404205 km |
| Dec 26 Sat | 18:27 | 03:35 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.4 days | 405293 km |
| Dec 27 Sun | 19:29 | 04:36 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.4 days | 405622 km |
| Dec 28 Mon | 20:21 | 05:42 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.4 days | 405317 km |
| Dec 29 Tue | 21:06 | 06:50 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.4 days | 404454 km |
| Dec 30 Wed | 21:45 | 07:57 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.4 days | 403047 km |
| Dec 31 Thu | 22:18 | 09:01 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.4 days | 401051 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.