Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for March1944
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 Wed | 14:17 | 00:18 | First Quarter | 37% | 6.2 days | 383896 km |
| Mar 2 Thu | 15:16 | 01:00 | First Quarter | 48% | 7.2 days | 379193 km |
| Mar 3 Fri | 16:10 | 01:45 | First Quarter | 58% | 8.2 days | 374436 km |
| Mar 4 Sat | 17:00 | 02:32 | First Quarter | 69% | 9.2 days | 369936 km |
| Mar 5 Sun | 17:47 | 03:23 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.2 days | 366044 km |
| Mar 6 Mon | 18:28 | 04:14 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.2 days | 363110 km |
| Mar 7 Tue | 19:06 | 05:08 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.2 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 8 Wed | 19:41 | 06:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.2 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 9 Thu | 20:13 | 06:56 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.2 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 10 Fri | 20:44 | 07:51 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.2 days | 365499 km |
| Mar 11 Sat | 21:15 | 08:45 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.2 days | 369726 km |
| Mar 12 Sun | 21:45 | 09:40 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.2 days | 374974 km |
| Mar 13 Mon | 22:17 | 10:35 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.2 days | 380829 km |
| Mar 14 Tue | 22:51 | 11:32 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.2 days | 386825 km |
| Mar 15 Wed | 23:29 | 12:29 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.2 days | 392493 km |
| Mar 16 Thu | - | 13:29 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 397413 km |
| Mar 17 Fri | 00:11 | 14:28 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.2 days | 401259 km |
| Mar 18 Sat | 00:59 | 15:28 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.2 days | 403831 km |
| Mar 19 Sun | 01:55 | 16:24 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.2 days | 405068 km |
| Mar 20 Mon | 02:56 | 17:19 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.2 days | 405037 km |
| Mar 21 Tue | 04:02 | 18:08 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 403907 km |
| Mar 22 Wed | 05:12 | 18:53 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 401907 km |
| Mar 23 Thu | 06:23 | 19:35 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.2 days | 399284 km |
| Mar 24 Fri | 07:34 | 20:14 | New Moon | 0% | 29.2 days | 396264 km |
| Mar 25 Sat | 08:43 | 20:52 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.6 days | 393025 km |
| Mar 26 Sun | 09:52 | 21:31 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.6 days | 389693 km |
| Mar 27 Mon | 10:58 | 22:11 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.6 days | 386342 km |
| Mar 28 Tue | 12:03 | 22:53 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.6 days | 383020 km |
| Mar 29 Wed | 13:05 | 23:38 | Waxing Crescent | 22% | 4.6 days | 379767 km |
| Mar 30 Thu | 14:02 | - | First Quarter | 32% | 5.6 days | 376642 km |
| Mar 31 Fri | 14:56 | 00:25 | First Quarter | 42% | 6.6 days | 373735 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.