Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for February1940
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Moonrise
- 05:02
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 28.3 days
- Moonset
- 19:12
- Illumination
- 2%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 19:39
- Day Length
- 13h 18m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1 Thu | 00:18 | 14:11 | Last Quarter | 49% | 22.3 days | 371393 km |
| Feb 2 Fri | 01:03 | 15:09 | Last Quarter | 38% | 23.3 days | 373408 km |
| Feb 3 Sat | 01:51 | 16:04 | Waning Crescent | 28% | 24.3 days | 375823 km |
| Feb 4 Sun | 02:41 | 16:55 | Waning Crescent | 19% | 25.3 days | 378556 km |
| Feb 5 Mon | 03:34 | 17:42 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.3 days | 381549 km |
| Feb 6 Tue | 04:28 | 18:24 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.3 days | 384753 km |
| Feb 7 Wed | 05:23 | 19:02 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.3 days | 388121 km |
| Feb 8 Thu | 06:17 | 19:38 | New Moon | 0% | 29.3 days | 391582 km |
| Feb 9 Fri | 07:12 | 20:11 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.7 days | 395024 km |
| Feb 10 Sat | 08:05 | 20:42 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.7 days | 398280 km |
| Feb 11 Sun | 08:58 | 21:14 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.7 days | 401134 km |
| Feb 12 Mon | 09:51 | 21:46 | Waxing Crescent | 15% | 3.7 days | 403330 km |
| Feb 13 Tue | 10:44 | 22:18 | Waxing Crescent | 23% | 4.7 days | 404607 km |
| Feb 14 Wed | 11:38 | 22:53 | First Quarter | 33% | 5.7 days | 404735 km |
| Feb 15 Thu | 12:32 | 23:32 | First Quarter | 43% | 6.7 days | 403563 km |
| Feb 16 Fri | 13:28 | - | First Quarter | 54% | 7.7 days | 401045 km |
| Feb 17 Sat | 14:24 | 00:14 | First Quarter | 64% | 8.7 days | 397273 km |
| Feb 18 Sun | 15:20 | 01:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 74% | 9.7 days | 392467 km |
| Feb 19 Mon | 16:14 | 01:57 | Waxing Gibbous | 83% | 10.7 days | 386968 km |
| Feb 20 Tue | 17:07 | 02:57 | Waxing Gibbous | 90% | 11.7 days | 381194 km |
| Feb 21 Wed | 17:56 | 04:01 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.7 days | 375600 km |
| Feb 22 Thu | 18:42 | 05:10 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.7 days | 370624 km |
| Feb 23 Fri | 19:26 | 06:19 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.7 days | 366645 km |
| Feb 24 Sat | 20:08 | 07:30 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.7 days | 363940 km |
| Feb 25 Sun | 20:49 | 08:40 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.7 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 26 Mon | 21:32 | 09:49 | Waning Gibbous | 90% | 17.7 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 27 Tue | 22:15 | 10:56 | Waning Gibbous | 83% | 18.7 days | 364372 km |
| Feb 28 Wed | 23:01 | 12:01 | Waning Gibbous | 75% | 19.7 days | 367050 km |
| Feb 29 Thu | 23:49 | 13:02 | Last Quarter | 65% | 20.7 days | 370598 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.