Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1961
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-12
- Moonrise
- 01:07
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 24.8 days
- Moonset
- 16:28
- Illumination
- 23%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-12
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Day Length
- 13h 26m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Fri | 01:41 | 13:26 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 372839 km |
| Dec 2 Sat | 02:13 | 14:19 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 375206 km |
| Dec 3 Sun | 02:44 | 15:15 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 377901 km |
| Dec 4 Mon | 03:17 | 16:11 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 380856 km |
| Dec 5 Tue | 03:51 | 17:11 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 384023 km |
| Dec 6 Wed | 04:28 | 18:11 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 387356 km |
| Dec 7 Thu | 05:10 | 19:13 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 390795 km |
| Dec 8 Fri | 05:58 | 20:15 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 394243 km |
| Dec 9 Sat | 06:51 | 21:15 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 397552 km |
| Dec 10 Sun | 07:50 | 22:11 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 400518 km |
| Dec 11 Mon | 08:53 | 23:02 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 402896 km |
| Dec 12 Tue | 09:59 | 23:48 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 404423 km |
| Dec 13 Wed | 11:05 | - | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 404856 km |
| Dec 14 Thu | 12:10 | 00:30 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 404018 km |
| Dec 15 Fri | 13:15 | 01:09 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 401834 km |
| Dec 16 Sat | 14:19 | 01:46 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 398357 km |
| Dec 17 Sun | 15:22 | 02:22 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 393775 km |
| Dec 18 Mon | 16:24 | 03:00 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 388401 km |
| Dec 19 Tue | 17:26 | 03:39 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 382639 km |
| Dec 20 Wed | 18:26 | 04:21 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 376940 km |
| Dec 21 Thu | 19:24 | 05:06 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 371755 km |
| Dec 22 Fri | 20:18 | 05:55 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 367482 km |
| Dec 23 Sat | 21:07 | 06:46 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 364430 km |
| Dec 24 Sun | 21:52 | 07:39 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 25 Mon | 22:31 | 08:33 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 26 Tue | 23:08 | 09:28 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 363837 km |
| Dec 27 Wed | 23:41 | 10:21 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 366272 km |
| Dec 28 Thu | - | 11:15 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 369654 km |
| Dec 29 Fri | 00:13 | 12:08 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 373671 km |
| Dec 30 Sat | 00:44 | 13:03 | Last Quarter | 47% | 22.5 days | 378007 km |
| Dec 31 Sun | 01:15 | 13:58 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 382379 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.