Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August1968
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-07-02
- Moonrise
- 20:07
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 16.8 days
- Moonset
- 09:39
- Illumination
- 95%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-07-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-07-02
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Day Length
- 9h 59m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Thu | 11:31 | 00:21 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 404137 km |
| Aug 2 Fri | 12:06 | 01:30 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 401627 km |
| Aug 3 Sat | 12:48 | 02:42 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 397839 km |
| Aug 4 Sun | 13:40 | 03:55 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 393012 km |
| Aug 5 Mon | 14:40 | 05:05 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 387497 km |
| Aug 6 Tue | 15:50 | 06:07 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 381719 km |
| Aug 7 Wed | 17:02 | 07:00 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 376131 km |
| Aug 8 Thu | 18:14 | 07:44 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 371165 km |
| Aug 9 Fri | 19:22 | 08:19 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 367183 km |
| Aug 10 Sat | 20:27 | 08:50 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 364450 km |
| Aug 11 Sun | 21:29 | 09:17 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 363110 km |
| Aug 12 Mon | 22:28 | 09:42 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 363178 km |
| Aug 13 Tue | 23:27 | 10:07 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 364553 km |
| Aug 14 Wed | - | 10:33 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 367037 km |
| Aug 15 Thu | 00:25 | 11:02 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 370366 km |
| Aug 16 Fri | 01:24 | 11:34 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 374247 km |
| Aug 17 Sat | 02:23 | 12:11 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 378395 km |
| Aug 18 Sun | 03:22 | 12:54 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 382567 km |
| Aug 19 Mon | 04:18 | 13:45 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 386583 km |
| Aug 20 Tue | 05:09 | 14:42 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 390331 km |
| Aug 21 Wed | 05:55 | 15:44 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 393763 km |
| Aug 22 Thu | 06:34 | 16:47 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 396867 km |
| Aug 23 Fri | 07:09 | 17:52 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 399638 km |
| Aug 24 Sat | 07:40 | 18:57 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 402045 km |
| Aug 25 Sun | 08:08 | 20:01 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 404010 km |
| Aug 26 Mon | 08:35 | 21:07 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.4 days | 405392 km |
| Aug 27 Tue | 09:03 | 22:13 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.4 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 28 Wed | 09:33 | 23:22 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.4 days | 405650 km |
| Aug 29 Thu | 10:07 | - | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.4 days | 404143 km |
| Aug 30 Fri | 10:46 | 00:33 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.4 days | 401382 km |
| Aug 31 Sat | 11:34 | 01:46 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.4 days | 397370 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.