Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August1987
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-07
- Moonrise
- 22:40
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 19.8 days
- Moonset
- 11:39
- Illumination
- 74%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-07
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 19:48
- Day Length
- 13h 35m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Sat | 10:59 | - | First Quarter | 38% | 6.2 days | 404749 km |
| Aug 2 Sun | 11:27 | 00:23 | First Quarter | 48% | 7.2 days | 402621 km |
| Aug 3 Mon | 12:00 | 01:28 | First Quarter | 59% | 8.2 days | 399161 km |
| Aug 4 Tue | 12:41 | 02:37 | Waxing Gibbous | 69% | 9.2 days | 394539 km |
| Aug 5 Wed | 13:32 | 03:48 | Waxing Gibbous | 79% | 10.2 days | 389056 km |
| Aug 6 Thu | 14:33 | 04:58 | Waxing Gibbous | 87% | 11.2 days | 383114 km |
| Aug 7 Fri | 15:45 | 06:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.2 days | 377173 km |
| Aug 8 Sat | 17:02 | 06:57 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.2 days | 371701 km |
| Aug 9 Sun | 18:20 | 07:43 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.2 days | 367125 km |
| Aug 10 Mon | 19:35 | 08:21 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.2 days | 363780 km |
| Aug 11 Tue | 20:45 | 08:54 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.2 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 12 Wed | 21:54 | 09:23 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.2 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 13 Thu | 23:00 | 09:51 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.2 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 14 Fri | - | 10:19 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.2 days | 365058 km |
| Aug 15 Sat | 00:04 | 10:50 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.2 days | 368511 km |
| Aug 16 Sun | 01:08 | 11:24 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 372675 km |
| Aug 17 Mon | 02:11 | 12:01 | Last Quarter | 49% | 22.2 days | 377214 km |
| Aug 18 Tue | 03:12 | 12:45 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.2 days | 381820 km |
| Aug 19 Wed | 04:08 | 13:35 | Waning Crescent | 28% | 24.2 days | 386246 km |
| Aug 20 Thu | 04:59 | 14:29 | Waning Crescent | 19% | 25.2 days | 390326 km |
| Aug 21 Fri | 05:44 | 15:28 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 393971 km |
| Aug 22 Sat | 06:22 | 16:26 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 397162 km |
| Aug 23 Sun | 06:55 | 17:26 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.2 days | 399911 km |
| Aug 24 Mon | 07:24 | 18:24 | New Moon | 0% | 29.2 days | 402232 km |
| Aug 25 Tue | 07:50 | 19:22 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.7 days | 404101 km |
| Aug 26 Wed | 08:14 | 20:19 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.7 days | 405442 km |
| Aug 27 Thu | 08:38 | 21:17 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.7 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 28 Fri | 09:03 | 22:17 | Waxing Crescent | 15% | 3.7 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 29 Sat | 09:30 | 23:20 | Waxing Crescent | 23% | 4.7 days | 404752 km |
| Aug 30 Sun | 10:01 | - | First Quarter | 33% | 5.7 days | 402390 km |
| Aug 31 Mon | 10:37 | 00:26 | First Quarter | 43% | 6.7 days | 398805 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.