Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for January1993
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-06
- Moonrise
- 22:13
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 18.4 days
- Moonset
- 10:40
- Illumination
- 86%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-06
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Day Length
- 13h 37m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 Fri | 13:16 | 00:03 | First Quarter | 54% | 7.7 days | 395801 km |
| Jan 2 Sat | 14:13 | 00:33 | First Quarter | 64% | 8.7 days | 399908 km |
| Jan 3 Sun | 15:12 | 01:07 | Waxing Gibbous | 74% | 9.7 days | 402867 km |
| Jan 4 Mon | 16:12 | 01:46 | Waxing Gibbous | 83% | 10.7 days | 404682 km |
| Jan 5 Tue | 17:13 | 02:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 90% | 11.7 days | 405456 km |
| Jan 6 Wed | 18:13 | 03:23 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.7 days | 405351 km |
| Jan 7 Thu | 19:08 | 04:23 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.7 days | 404540 km |
| Jan 8 Fri | 19:59 | 05:29 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.7 days | 403164 km |
| Jan 9 Sat | 20:43 | 06:39 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.7 days | 401308 km |
| Jan 10 Sun | 21:24 | 07:51 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.7 days | 398999 km |
| Jan 11 Mon | 22:00 | 09:01 | Waning Gibbous | 90% | 17.7 days | 396217 km |
| Jan 12 Tue | 22:35 | 10:10 | Waning Gibbous | 83% | 18.7 days | 392930 km |
| Jan 13 Wed | 23:11 | 11:18 | Waning Gibbous | 75% | 19.7 days | 389128 km |
| Jan 14 Thu | 23:47 | 12:24 | Last Quarter | 65% | 20.7 days | 384862 km |
| Jan 15 Fri | - | 13:30 | Last Quarter | 54% | 21.7 days | 380265 km |
| Jan 16 Sat | 00:25 | 14:34 | Last Quarter | 44% | 22.7 days | 375555 km |
| Jan 17 Sun | 01:08 | 15:37 | Last Quarter | 33% | 23.7 days | 371031 km |
| Jan 18 Mon | 01:55 | 16:36 | Waning Crescent | 24% | 24.7 days | 367035 km |
| Jan 19 Tue | 02:46 | 17:30 | Waning Crescent | 15% | 25.7 days | 363916 km |
| Jan 20 Wed | 03:41 | 18:17 | Waning Crescent | 9% | 26.7 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 21 Thu | 04:38 | 19:00 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.7 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 22 Fri | 05:36 | 19:38 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.7 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 23 Sat | 06:33 | 20:10 | New Moon | 0% | 0.2 days | 365084 km |
| Jan 24 Sun | 07:29 | 20:41 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.2 days | 369016 km |
| Jan 25 Mon | 08:24 | 21:09 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.2 days | 374028 km |
| Jan 26 Tue | 09:18 | 21:37 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.2 days | 379729 km |
| Jan 27 Wed | 10:12 | 22:05 | Waxing Crescent | 19% | 4.2 days | 385661 km |
| Jan 28 Thu | 11:07 | 22:34 | Waxing Crescent | 28% | 5.2 days | 391357 km |
| Jan 29 Fri | 12:02 | 23:06 | First Quarter | 38% | 6.2 days | 396387 km |
| Jan 30 Sat | 12:59 | 23:41 | First Quarter | 48% | 7.2 days | 400405 km |
| Jan 31 Sun | 13:57 | - | First Quarter | 59% | 8.2 days | 403189 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.