Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1943
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Sat | 04:04 | 16:39 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 399995 km |
| May 2 Sun | 05:07 | 17:15 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 396507 km |
| May 3 Mon | 06:08 | 17:51 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 392580 km |
| May 4 Tue | 07:09 | 18:28 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 388512 km |
| May 5 Wed | 08:08 | 19:07 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 384557 km |
| May 6 Thu | 09:06 | 19:49 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 380910 km |
| May 7 Fri | 10:01 | 20:33 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 377705 km |
| May 8 Sat | 10:53 | 21:21 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 375020 km |
| May 9 Sun | 11:42 | 22:10 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 372896 km |
| May 10 Mon | 12:26 | 23:02 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 371345 km |
| May 11 Tue | 13:08 | 23:55 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 370373 km |
| May 12 Wed | 13:46 | - | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 369983 km |
| May 13 Thu | 14:21 | 00:49 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 370183 km |
| May 14 Fri | 14:55 | 01:44 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.5 days | 370989 km |
| May 15 Sat | 15:28 | 02:40 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 372416 km |
| May 16 Sun | 16:02 | 03:38 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 374474 km |
| May 17 Mon | 16:37 | 04:37 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 377153 km |
| May 18 Tue | 17:15 | 05:40 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 380409 km |
| May 19 Wed | 17:57 | 06:44 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 384152 km |
| May 20 Thu | 18:43 | 07:50 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 388228 km |
| May 21 Fri | 19:37 | 08:56 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 392421 km |
| May 22 Sat | 20:35 | 10:00 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 396456 km |
| May 23 Sun | 21:38 | 11:00 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 400022 km |
| May 24 Mon | 22:43 | 11:55 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 402797 km |
| May 25 Tue | 23:49 | 12:43 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 404494 km |
| May 26 Wed | - | 13:26 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 404901 km |
| May 27 Thu | 00:54 | 14:05 | Last Quarter | 47% | 22.5 days | 403910 km |
| May 28 Fri | 01:58 | 14:42 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 401547 km |
| May 29 Sat | 02:59 | 15:17 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 397968 km |
| May 30 Sun | 04:00 | 15:52 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.5 days | 393448 km |
| May 31 Mon | 05:00 | 16:27 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 388349 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.