Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for September1981
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-08
- Moonrise
- 23:09
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 20.8 days
- Moonset
- 12:38
- Illumination
- 65%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-08
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 19:47
- Day Length
- 13h 33m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 Tue | 08:52 | 21:17 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2 days | 370844 km |
| Sep 2 Wed | 09:23 | 22:12 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 376527 km |
| Sep 3 Thu | 09:53 | 23:07 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 382645 km |
| Sep 4 Fri | 10:25 | - | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 388714 km |
| Sep 5 Sat | 11:00 | 00:02 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 394269 km |
| Sep 6 Sun | 11:38 | 00:56 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 398926 km |
| Sep 7 Mon | 12:19 | 01:50 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 402409 km |
| Sep 8 Tue | 13:05 | 02:43 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 404584 km |
| Sep 9 Wed | 13:57 | 03:34 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 405450 km |
| Sep 10 Thu | 14:52 | 04:23 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 405124 km |
| Sep 11 Fri | 15:52 | 05:09 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 403802 km |
| Sep 12 Sat | 16:55 | 05:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 401718 km |
| Sep 13 Sun | 18:00 | 06:31 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 399098 km |
| Sep 14 Mon | 19:06 | 07:09 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 396131 km |
| Sep 15 Tue | 20:12 | 07:46 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 392952 km |
| Sep 16 Wed | 21:20 | 08:23 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 389646 km |
| Sep 17 Thu | 22:28 | 09:01 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 386258 km |
| Sep 18 Fri | 23:37 | 09:42 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 382823 km |
| Sep 19 Sat | - | 10:26 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 379392 km |
| Sep 20 Sun | 00:43 | 11:16 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 376047 km |
| Sep 21 Mon | 01:47 | 12:10 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 372916 km |
| Sep 22 Tue | 02:46 | 13:08 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 370167 km |
| Sep 23 Wed | 03:40 | 14:08 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 367997 km |
| Sep 24 Thu | 04:27 | 15:10 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 366607 km |
| Sep 25 Fri | 05:09 | 16:11 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 366179 km |
| Sep 26 Sat | 05:46 | 17:11 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 366845 km |
| Sep 27 Sun | 06:19 | 18:09 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 368667 km |
| Sep 28 Mon | 06:51 | 19:07 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 371612 km |
| Sep 29 Tue | 07:22 | 20:03 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 375550 km |
| Sep 30 Wed | 07:53 | 20:58 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 380247 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.