Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for March1951
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-14
- Moonrise
- 02:57
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 26.9 days
- Moonset
- 18:01
- Illumination
- 7%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 Thu | - | 14:39 | Last Quarter | 45% | 22.6 days | 389433 km |
| Mar 2 Fri | 00:15 | 15:44 | Last Quarter | 35% | 23.6 days | 383500 km |
| Mar 3 Sat | 01:19 | 16:40 | Waning Crescent | 25% | 24.6 days | 377244 km |
| Mar 4 Sun | 02:29 | 17:27 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.6 days | 371128 km |
| Mar 5 Mon | 03:42 | 18:06 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.6 days | 365649 km |
| Mar 6 Tue | 04:52 | 18:39 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.6 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 7 Wed | 05:59 | 19:08 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.6 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 8 Thu | 07:04 | 19:34 | New Moon | 0% | 0 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 9 Fri | 08:06 | 20:00 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 10 Sat | 09:07 | 20:26 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 11 Sun | 10:08 | 20:54 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 364582 km |
| Mar 12 Mon | 11:08 | 21:26 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 369814 km |
| Mar 13 Tue | 12:09 | 22:02 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 375765 km |
| Mar 14 Wed | 13:08 | 22:43 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 381948 km |
| Mar 15 Thu | 14:05 | 23:31 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 387902 km |
| Mar 16 Fri | 14:57 | - | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 393246 km |
| Mar 17 Sat | 15:43 | 00:25 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 397712 km |
| Mar 18 Sun | 16:23 | 01:24 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 401166 km |
| Mar 19 Mon | 16:59 | 02:25 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 403594 km |
| Mar 20 Tue | 17:30 | 03:28 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 405074 km |
| Mar 21 Wed | 17:59 | 04:31 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 405696 km |
| Mar 22 Thu | 18:26 | 05:35 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 405696 km |
| Mar 23 Fri | 18:53 | 06:39 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 405114 km |
| Mar 24 Sat | 19:22 | 07:45 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 403958 km |
| Mar 25 Sun | 19:54 | 08:54 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 402225 km |
| Mar 26 Mon | 20:31 | 10:05 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18 days | 399845 km |
| Mar 27 Tue | 21:16 | 11:19 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 396746 km |
| Mar 28 Wed | 22:10 | 12:31 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 392888 km |
| Mar 29 Thu | 23:12 | 13:38 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 388312 km |
| Mar 30 Fri | - | 14:37 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 383160 km |
| Mar 31 Sat | 00:20 | 15:26 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 377685 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.