Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1951
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-14
- Moonrise
- 02:57
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 26.9 days
- Moonset
- 18:01
- Illumination
- 8%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-14
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Day Length
- 13h 22m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Sat | 07:28 | 22:42 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.3 days | 374485 km |
| Dec 2 Sun | 08:42 | 23:30 | Waxing Crescent | 12% | 3.3 days | 372218 km |
| Dec 3 Mon | 09:56 | - | Waxing Crescent | 19% | 4.3 days | 370715 km |
| Dec 4 Tue | 11:08 | 00:09 | Waxing Crescent | 28% | 5.3 days | 369959 km |
| Dec 5 Wed | 12:15 | 00:41 | First Quarter | 38% | 6.3 days | 369902 km |
| Dec 6 Thu | 13:19 | 01:10 | First Quarter | 49% | 7.3 days | 370479 km |
| Dec 7 Fri | 14:21 | 01:37 | First Quarter | 59% | 8.3 days | 371622 km |
| Dec 8 Sat | 15:23 | 02:04 | Waxing Gibbous | 70% | 9.3 days | 373270 km |
| Dec 9 Sun | 16:23 | 02:31 | Waxing Gibbous | 79% | 10.3 days | 375376 km |
| Dec 10 Mon | 17:26 | 03:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 87% | 11.3 days | 377902 km |
| Dec 11 Tue | 18:27 | 03:36 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.3 days | 380814 km |
| Dec 12 Wed | 19:26 | 04:15 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.3 days | 384070 km |
| Dec 13 Thu | 20:21 | 05:01 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.3 days | 387599 km |
| Dec 14 Fri | 21:11 | 05:52 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.3 days | 391285 km |
| Dec 15 Sat | 21:54 | 06:48 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.3 days | 394958 km |
| Dec 16 Sun | 22:30 | 07:46 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.3 days | 398391 km |
| Dec 17 Mon | 23:02 | 08:44 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.3 days | 401313 km |
| Dec 18 Tue | 23:30 | 09:43 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.3 days | 403441 km |
| Dec 19 Wed | 23:56 | 10:40 | Waning Gibbous | 69% | 20.3 days | 404509 km |
| Dec 20 Thu | - | 11:37 | Last Quarter | 59% | 21.3 days | 404319 km |
| Dec 21 Fri | 00:20 | 12:35 | Last Quarter | 49% | 22.3 days | 402773 km |
| Dec 22 Sat | 00:45 | 13:35 | Last Quarter | 38% | 23.3 days | 399898 km |
| Dec 23 Sun | 01:12 | 14:37 | Waning Crescent | 28% | 24.3 days | 395859 km |
| Dec 24 Mon | 01:42 | 15:45 | Waning Crescent | 19% | 25.3 days | 390938 km |
| Dec 25 Tue | 02:18 | 16:56 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.3 days | 385513 km |
| Dec 26 Wed | 03:02 | 18:10 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.3 days | 380013 km |
| Dec 27 Thu | 03:56 | 19:22 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.3 days | 374869 km |
| Dec 28 Fri | 05:02 | 20:25 | New Moon | 0% | 29.3 days | 370468 km |
| Dec 29 Sat | 06:15 | 21:19 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.7 days | 367119 km |
| Dec 30 Sun | 07:33 | 22:03 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.7 days | 365022 km |
| Dec 31 Mon | 08:49 | 22:39 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.7 days | 364260 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.