Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1937
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 Wed | 04:16 | 18:32 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.6 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 2 Thu | 04:58 | 19:25 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.6 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 3 Fri | 05:43 | 20:14 | New Moon | 0% | 0.1 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 4 Sat | 06:32 | 21:01 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1.1 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 5 Sun | 07:24 | 21:43 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.1 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 6 Mon | 08:17 | 22:21 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3.1 days | 366619 km |
| Dec 7 Tue | 09:13 | 22:57 | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.1 days | 372246 km |
| Dec 8 Wed | 10:09 | 23:30 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5.1 days | 378425 km |
| Dec 9 Thu | 11:06 | - | First Quarter | 36% | 6.1 days | 384662 km |
| Dec 10 Fri | 12:04 | 00:02 | First Quarter | 47% | 7.1 days | 390502 km |
| Dec 11 Sat | 13:03 | 00:33 | First Quarter | 57% | 8.1 days | 395582 km |
| Dec 12 Sun | 14:05 | 01:06 | First Quarter | 67% | 9.1 days | 399664 km |
| Dec 13 Mon | 15:10 | 01:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10.1 days | 402642 km |
| Dec 14 Tue | 16:18 | 02:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11.1 days | 404536 km |
| Dec 15 Wed | 17:28 | 03:06 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12.1 days | 405454 km |
| Dec 16 Thu | 18:37 | 03:58 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.1 days | 405548 km |
| Dec 17 Fri | 19:42 | 04:58 | Full Moon | 99% | 14.1 days | 404971 km |
| Dec 18 Sat | 20:40 | 06:05 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.1 days | 403834 km |
| Dec 19 Sun | 21:31 | 07:15 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 402188 km |
| Dec 20 Mon | 22:15 | 08:25 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.1 days | 400027 km |
| Dec 21 Tue | 22:54 | 09:34 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18.1 days | 397304 km |
| Dec 22 Wed | 23:29 | 10:39 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19.1 days | 393971 km |
| Dec 23 Thu | - | 11:42 | Waning Gibbous | 71% | 20.1 days | 390018 km |
| Dec 24 Fri | 00:01 | 12:41 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 385508 km |
| Dec 25 Sat | 00:33 | 13:40 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22.1 days | 380597 km |
| Dec 26 Sun | 01:06 | 14:36 | Last Quarter | 40% | 23.1 days | 375541 km |
| Dec 27 Mon | 01:40 | 15:33 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24.1 days | 370671 km |
| Dec 28 Tue | 02:17 | 16:27 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25.1 days | 366366 km |
| Dec 29 Wed | 02:57 | 17:21 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26.1 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 30 Thu | 03:41 | 18:11 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27.1 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 31 Fri | 04:28 | 18:58 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.1 days | 363104 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.