Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October1942
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Moonrise
- 05:02
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 28.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 Thu | 01:23 | 11:58 | Last Quarter | 65% | 20.7 days | 384176 km |
| Oct 2 Fri | 02:12 | 12:45 | Last Quarter | 55% | 21.7 days | 379605 km |
| Oct 3 Sat | 02:59 | 13:34 | Last Quarter | 44% | 22.7 days | 374967 km |
| Oct 4 Sun | 03:44 | 14:26 | Last Quarter | 34% | 23.7 days | 370553 km |
| Oct 5 Mon | 04:25 | 15:21 | Waning Crescent | 24% | 24.7 days | 366695 km |
| Oct 6 Tue | 05:04 | 16:17 | Waning Crescent | 16% | 25.7 days | 363734 km |
| Oct 7 Wed | 05:42 | 17:15 | Waning Crescent | 9% | 26.7 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 8 Thu | 06:18 | 18:15 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.7 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 9 Fri | 06:54 | 19:17 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.7 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 10 Sat | 07:31 | 20:20 | New Moon | 0% | 0.2 days | 365483 km |
| Oct 11 Sun | 08:10 | 21:25 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.2 days | 369507 km |
| Oct 12 Mon | 08:51 | 22:30 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.2 days | 374580 km |
| Oct 13 Tue | 09:37 | 23:36 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.2 days | 380312 km |
| Oct 14 Wed | 10:26 | - | Waxing Crescent | 19% | 4.2 days | 386248 km |
| Oct 15 Thu | 11:21 | 00:39 | Waxing Crescent | 27% | 5.2 days | 391921 km |
| Oct 16 Fri | 12:19 | 01:40 | First Quarter | 37% | 6.2 days | 396903 km |
| Oct 17 Sat | 13:21 | 02:35 | First Quarter | 48% | 7.2 days | 400853 km |
| Oct 18 Sun | 14:24 | 03:25 | First Quarter | 58% | 8.2 days | 403548 km |
| Oct 19 Mon | 15:28 | 04:10 | First Quarter | 69% | 9.2 days | 404903 km |
| Oct 20 Tue | 16:29 | 04:51 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.2 days | 404965 km |
| Oct 21 Wed | 17:31 | 05:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.2 days | 403887 km |
| Oct 22 Thu | 18:31 | 06:05 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.2 days | 401895 km |
| Oct 23 Fri | 19:30 | 06:40 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.2 days | 399241 km |
| Oct 24 Sat | 20:28 | 07:16 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.2 days | 396164 km |
| Oct 25 Sun | 21:25 | 07:52 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.2 days | 392864 km |
| Oct 26 Mon | 22:20 | 08:29 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.2 days | 389486 km |
| Oct 27 Tue | 23:14 | 09:09 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.2 days | 386125 km |
| Oct 28 Wed | - | 09:52 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.2 days | 382839 km |
| Oct 29 Thu | 00:05 | 10:37 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.2 days | 379671 km |
| Oct 30 Fri | 00:54 | 11:26 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.2 days | 376675 km |
| Oct 31 Sat | 01:39 | 12:16 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 373924 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.