Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October1946
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-15
- Moonrise
- 03:59
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 27.5 days
- Moonset
- 18:39
- Illumination
- 5%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-15
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Day Length
- 13h 20m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 Tue | 09:58 | - | Waxing Crescent | 28% | 5.2 days | 404894 km |
| Oct 2 Wed | 10:40 | 00:40 | First Quarter | 38% | 6.2 days | 404919 km |
| Oct 3 Thu | 11:28 | 01:34 | First Quarter | 48% | 7.2 days | 403582 km |
| Oct 4 Fri | 12:20 | 02:24 | First Quarter | 59% | 8.2 days | 400880 km |
| Oct 5 Sat | 13:18 | 03:11 | First Quarter | 69% | 9.2 days | 396946 km |
| Oct 6 Sun | 14:18 | 03:53 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.2 days | 392044 km |
| Oct 7 Mon | 15:21 | 04:31 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.2 days | 386538 km |
| Oct 8 Tue | 16:24 | 05:06 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.2 days | 380860 km |
| Oct 9 Wed | 17:30 | 05:38 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.2 days | 375453 km |
| Oct 10 Thu | 18:36 | 06:10 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.2 days | 370732 km |
| Oct 11 Fri | 19:45 | 06:42 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.2 days | 367036 km |
| Oct 12 Sat | 20:55 | 07:16 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.2 days | 364600 km |
| Oct 13 Sun | 22:07 | 07:54 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.2 days | 363539 km |
| Oct 14 Mon | 23:19 | 08:36 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.2 days | 363842 km |
| Oct 15 Tue | - | 09:26 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.2 days | 365390 km |
| Oct 16 Wed | 00:27 | 10:23 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.2 days | 367972 km |
| Oct 17 Thu | 01:30 | 11:25 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 371324 km |
| Oct 18 Fri | 02:24 | 12:31 | Last Quarter | 49% | 22.2 days | 375160 km |
| Oct 19 Sat | 03:10 | 13:37 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.2 days | 379210 km |
| Oct 20 Sun | 03:49 | 14:42 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.2 days | 383251 km |
| Oct 21 Mon | 04:23 | 15:44 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.2 days | 387123 km |
| Oct 22 Tue | 04:54 | 16:45 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 390734 km |
| Oct 23 Wed | 05:22 | 17:44 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 394048 km |
| Oct 24 Thu | 05:50 | 18:42 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.2 days | 397055 km |
| Oct 25 Fri | 06:17 | 19:40 | New Moon | 0% | 29.2 days | 399748 km |
| Oct 26 Sat | 06:47 | 20:37 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.7 days | 402082 km |
| Oct 27 Sun | 07:19 | 21:35 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.7 days | 403962 km |
| Oct 28 Mon | 07:55 | 22:31 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.7 days | 405234 km |
| Oct 29 Tue | 08:35 | 23:27 | Waxing Crescent | 15% | 3.7 days | 405696 km |
| Oct 30 Wed | 09:21 | - | Waxing Crescent | 23% | 4.7 days | 405165 km |
| Oct 31 Thu | 10:10 | 00:18 | First Quarter | 32% | 5.7 days | 403454 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.