Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1956
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-13
- Moonrise
- 01:59
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 25.8 days
- Moonset
- 17:17
- Illumination
- 15%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-13
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Day Length
- 13h 24m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Sat | 04:40 | 19:01 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.9 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 2 Sun | 05:28 | 19:56 | New Moon | 0% | 28.9 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 3 Mon | 06:18 | 20:46 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 4 Tue | 07:11 | 21:31 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 5 Wed | 08:05 | 22:11 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.4 days | 365086 km |
| Dec 6 Thu | 09:00 | 22:47 | Waxing Crescent | 12% | 3.4 days | 370386 km |
| Dec 7 Fri | 09:54 | 23:21 | Waxing Crescent | 20% | 4.4 days | 376439 km |
| Dec 8 Sat | 10:48 | 23:52 | Waxing Crescent | 29% | 5.4 days | 382746 km |
| Dec 9 Sun | 11:43 | - | First Quarter | 39% | 6.4 days | 388821 km |
| Dec 10 Mon | 12:36 | 00:22 | First Quarter | 50% | 7.4 days | 394248 km |
| Dec 11 Tue | 13:32 | 00:52 | First Quarter | 60% | 8.4 days | 398720 km |
| Dec 12 Wed | 14:29 | 01:23 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.4 days | 402064 km |
| Dec 13 Thu | 15:29 | 01:56 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.4 days | 404243 km |
| Dec 14 Fri | 16:30 | 02:33 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.4 days | 405333 km |
| Dec 15 Sat | 17:35 | 03:16 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.4 days | 405480 km |
| Dec 16 Sun | 18:38 | 04:05 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.4 days | 404860 km |
| Dec 17 Mon | 19:40 | 05:02 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.4 days | 403631 km |
| Dec 18 Tue | 20:36 | 06:05 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.4 days | 401901 km |
| Dec 19 Wed | 21:28 | 07:14 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.4 days | 399719 km |
| Dec 20 Thu | 22:12 | 08:23 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.4 days | 397081 km |
| Dec 21 Fri | 22:53 | 09:33 | Waning Gibbous | 86% | 18.4 days | 393958 km |
| Dec 22 Sat | 23:31 | 10:41 | Waning Gibbous | 78% | 19.4 days | 390329 km |
| Dec 23 Sun | - | 11:47 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.4 days | 386224 km |
| Dec 24 Mon | 00:07 | 12:51 | Last Quarter | 58% | 21.4 days | 381743 km |
| Dec 25 Tue | 00:42 | 13:54 | Last Quarter | 48% | 22.4 days | 377077 km |
| Dec 26 Wed | 01:19 | 14:56 | Last Quarter | 37% | 23.4 days | 372496 km |
| Dec 27 Thu | 01:57 | 15:56 | Waning Crescent | 27% | 24.4 days | 368326 km |
| Dec 28 Fri | 02:38 | 16:54 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.4 days | 364916 km |
| Dec 29 Sat | 03:24 | 17:50 | Waning Crescent | 11% | 26.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 30 Sun | 04:12 | 18:40 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 31 Mon | 05:03 | 19:27 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.4 days | 363104 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.