Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August1949
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-15
- Moonrise
- 03:59
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 27 days
- Moonset
- 18:39
- Illumination
- 7%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Mon | 11:42 | 00:35 | First Quarter | 42% | 6.7 days | 404981 km |
| Aug 2 Tue | 12:17 | 01:45 | First Quarter | 53% | 7.7 days | 403539 km |
| Aug 3 Wed | 12:59 | 02:54 | First Quarter | 63% | 8.7 days | 400734 km |
| Aug 4 Thu | 13:47 | 04:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 73% | 9.7 days | 396737 km |
| Aug 5 Fri | 14:42 | 05:07 | Waxing Gibbous | 82% | 10.7 days | 391840 km |
| Aug 6 Sat | 15:43 | 06:05 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.7 days | 386423 km |
| Aug 7 Sun | 16:47 | 06:53 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.7 days | 380913 km |
| Aug 8 Mon | 17:51 | 07:34 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.7 days | 375734 km |
| Aug 9 Tue | 18:52 | 08:08 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.7 days | 371266 km |
| Aug 10 Wed | 19:52 | 08:37 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.7 days | 367808 km |
| Aug 11 Thu | 20:48 | 09:03 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.7 days | 365556 km |
| Aug 12 Fri | 21:44 | 09:27 | Waning Gibbous | 91% | 17.7 days | 364591 km |
| Aug 13 Sat | 22:39 | 09:50 | Waning Gibbous | 84% | 18.7 days | 364882 km |
| Aug 14 Sun | 23:35 | 10:13 | Waning Gibbous | 75% | 19.7 days | 366304 km |
| Aug 15 Mon | - | 10:39 | Last Quarter | 66% | 20.7 days | 368661 km |
| Aug 16 Tue | 00:32 | 11:07 | Last Quarter | 55% | 21.7 days | 371713 km |
| Aug 17 Wed | 01:32 | 11:41 | Last Quarter | 45% | 22.7 days | 375214 km |
| Aug 18 Thu | 02:33 | 12:20 | Last Quarter | 34% | 23.7 days | 378938 km |
| Aug 19 Fri | 03:35 | 13:09 | Waning Crescent | 25% | 24.7 days | 382705 km |
| Aug 20 Sat | 04:35 | 14:06 | Waning Crescent | 16% | 25.7 days | 386389 km |
| Aug 21 Sun | 05:31 | 15:12 | Waning Crescent | 9% | 26.7 days | 389919 km |
| Aug 22 Mon | 06:19 | 16:23 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.7 days | 393261 km |
| Aug 23 Tue | 07:01 | 17:36 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.7 days | 396394 km |
| Aug 24 Wed | 07:38 | 18:49 | New Moon | 0% | 0.1 days | 399276 km |
| Aug 25 Thu | 08:10 | 20:01 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1.1 days | 401825 km |
| Aug 26 Fri | 08:40 | 21:12 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.1 days | 403902 km |
| Aug 27 Sat | 09:11 | 22:23 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.1 days | 405315 km |
| Aug 28 Sun | 09:43 | 23:35 | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.1 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 29 Mon | 10:17 | - | Waxing Crescent | 27% | 5.1 days | 405280 km |
| Aug 30 Tue | 10:57 | 00:46 | First Quarter | 37% | 6.1 days | 403466 km |
| Aug 31 Wed | 11:44 | 01:56 | First Quarter | 47% | 7.1 days | 400344 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.