Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for April1988
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-07
- Moonrise
- 22:40
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 19.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 Fri | 18:12 | 05:57 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 405358 km |
| Apr 2 Sat | 18:36 | 06:54 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 404321 km |
| Apr 3 Sun | 19:03 | 07:53 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 402761 km |
| Apr 4 Mon | 19:33 | 08:54 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 400668 km |
| Apr 5 Tue | 20:08 | 09:58 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18 days | 397990 km |
| Apr 6 Wed | 20:52 | 11:03 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 394673 km |
| Apr 7 Thu | 21:44 | 12:09 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 390700 km |
| Apr 8 Fri | 22:44 | 13:11 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 386128 km |
| Apr 9 Sat | 23:52 | 14:06 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 381109 km |
| Apr 10 Sun | - | 14:53 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 375900 km |
| Apr 11 Mon | 01:04 | 15:34 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24 days | 370838 km |
| Apr 12 Tue | 02:16 | 16:09 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 366315 km |
| Apr 13 Wed | 03:28 | 16:40 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 14 Thu | 04:38 | 17:10 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 15 Fri | 05:48 | 17:39 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 16 Sat | 06:58 | 18:10 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 17 Sun | 08:08 | 18:45 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 18 Mon | 09:19 | 19:24 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 366939 km |
| Apr 19 Tue | 10:27 | 20:09 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 372097 km |
| Apr 20 Wed | 11:32 | 21:01 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 378021 km |
| Apr 21 Thu | 12:28 | 21:58 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 384232 km |
| Apr 22 Fri | 13:17 | 22:57 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 390241 km |
| Apr 23 Sat | 13:58 | 23:58 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 395603 km |
| Apr 24 Sun | 14:32 | - | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 399967 km |
| Apr 25 Mon | 15:02 | 00:57 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 403109 km |
| Apr 26 Tue | 15:28 | 01:55 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.5 days | 404944 km |
| Apr 27 Wed | 15:52 | 02:51 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.5 days | 405519 km |
| Apr 28 Thu | 16:15 | 03:47 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 404983 km |
| Apr 29 Fri | 16:39 | 04:44 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 403546 km |
| Apr 30 Sat | 17:05 | 05:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 401436 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.