Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for January1950
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-15
- Moonrise
- 03:59
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 27.2 days
- Moonset
- 18:39
- Illumination
- 6%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 Sun | 17:49 | 02:49 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 373950 km |
| Jan 2 Mon | 18:49 | 03:31 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 376646 km |
| Jan 3 Tue | 19:47 | 04:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 379993 km |
| Jan 4 Wed | 20:38 | 05:18 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 383868 km |
| Jan 5 Thu | 21:23 | 06:22 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 388082 km |
| Jan 6 Fri | 22:01 | 07:30 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 392377 km |
| Jan 7 Sat | 22:35 | 08:37 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 396447 km |
| Jan 8 Sun | 23:05 | 09:45 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 399958 km |
| Jan 9 Mon | 23:33 | 10:51 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 402591 km |
| Jan 10 Tue | - | 11:57 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 404078 km |
| Jan 11 Wed | 00:01 | 13:04 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 404242 km |
| Jan 12 Thu | 00:31 | 14:13 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 403025 km |
| Jan 13 Fri | 01:04 | 15:24 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 400503 km |
| Jan 14 Sat | 01:43 | 16:36 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 396873 km |
| Jan 15 Sun | 02:29 | 17:47 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 392437 km |
| Jan 16 Mon | 03:25 | 18:51 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 387558 km |
| Jan 17 Tue | 04:27 | 19:47 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 382625 km |
| Jan 18 Wed | 05:35 | 20:32 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 378005 km |
| Jan 19 Thu | 06:43 | 21:10 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 374012 km |
| Jan 20 Fri | 07:49 | 21:41 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 370879 km |
| Jan 21 Sat | 08:51 | 22:08 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 368747 km |
| Jan 22 Sun | 09:50 | 22:33 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 367668 km |
| Jan 23 Mon | 10:47 | 22:56 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 367605 km |
| Jan 24 Tue | 11:43 | 23:20 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 368459 km |
| Jan 25 Wed | 12:39 | 23:45 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 370083 km |
| Jan 26 Thu | 13:36 | - | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 372309 km |
| Jan 27 Fri | 14:35 | 00:13 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 374970 km |
| Jan 28 Sat | 15:35 | 00:45 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 377920 km |
| Jan 29 Sun | 16:35 | 01:24 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 381048 km |
| Jan 30 Mon | 17:34 | 02:09 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 384278 km |
| Jan 31 Tue | 18:28 | 03:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 387560 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.