Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1943
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Moonrise
- 05:02
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 28 days
- Moonset
- 19:12
- Illumination
- 3%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Wed | 10:06 | - | Waxing Crescent | 15% | 3.8 days | 403510 km |
| Dec 2 Thu | 11:12 | 00:27 | Waxing Crescent | 23% | 4.8 days | 404727 km |
| Dec 3 Fri | 12:18 | 01:16 | First Quarter | 33% | 5.8 days | 404791 km |
| Dec 4 Sat | 13:24 | 01:59 | First Quarter | 43% | 6.8 days | 403549 km |
| Dec 5 Sun | 14:29 | 02:38 | First Quarter | 54% | 7.8 days | 400962 km |
| Dec 6 Mon | 15:33 | 03:14 | First Quarter | 64% | 8.8 days | 397121 km |
| Dec 7 Tue | 16:35 | 03:50 | Waxing Gibbous | 74% | 9.8 days | 392253 km |
| Dec 8 Wed | 17:38 | 04:25 | Waxing Gibbous | 83% | 10.8 days | 386701 km |
| Dec 9 Thu | 18:39 | 05:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 90% | 11.8 days | 380890 km |
| Dec 10 Fri | 19:40 | 05:41 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.8 days | 375278 km |
| Dec 11 Sat | 20:37 | 06:22 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.8 days | 370306 km |
| Dec 12 Sun | 21:33 | 07:08 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.8 days | 366352 km |
| Dec 13 Mon | 22:24 | 07:56 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.8 days | 363693 km |
| Dec 14 Tue | 23:11 | 08:47 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.8 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 15 Wed | 23:53 | 09:40 | Waning Gibbous | 90% | 17.8 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 16 Thu | - | 10:33 | Waning Gibbous | 83% | 18.8 days | 364356 km |
| Dec 17 Fri | 00:30 | 11:28 | Waning Gibbous | 74% | 19.8 days | 367121 km |
| Dec 18 Sat | 01:05 | 12:22 | Last Quarter | 65% | 20.8 days | 370748 km |
| Dec 19 Sun | 01:38 | 13:16 | Last Quarter | 54% | 21.8 days | 374917 km |
| Dec 20 Mon | 02:08 | 14:11 | Last Quarter | 44% | 22.8 days | 379316 km |
| Dec 21 Tue | 02:39 | 15:07 | Last Quarter | 33% | 23.8 days | 383675 km |
| Dec 22 Wed | 03:11 | 16:04 | Waning Crescent | 24% | 24.8 days | 387794 km |
| Dec 23 Thu | 03:45 | 17:05 | Waning Crescent | 15% | 25.8 days | 391550 km |
| Dec 24 Fri | 04:22 | 18:07 | Waning Crescent | 8% | 26.8 days | 394893 km |
| Dec 25 Sat | 05:04 | 19:12 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.8 days | 397821 km |
| Dec 26 Sun | 05:53 | 20:17 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.8 days | 400348 km |
| Dec 27 Mon | 06:48 | 21:20 | New Moon | 0% | 0.2 days | 402470 km |
| Dec 28 Tue | 07:50 | 22:18 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.2 days | 404136 km |
| Dec 29 Wed | 08:57 | 23:11 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.2 days | 405235 km |
| Dec 30 Thu | 10:05 | 23:57 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.2 days | 405604 km |
| Dec 31 Fri | 11:14 | - | Waxing Crescent | 19% | 4.2 days | 405057 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.