Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1998
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-05
- Moonrise
- 21:47
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 17.2 days
- Moonset
- 09:40
- Illumination
- 94%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-05
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Day Length
- 13h 39m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Tue | 17:14 | 03:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 388708 km |
| Dec 2 Wed | 18:24 | 04:36 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 383709 km |
| Dec 3 Thu | 19:34 | 05:24 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 378943 km |
| Dec 4 Fri | 20:40 | 06:17 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 374740 km |
| Dec 5 Sat | 21:41 | 07:15 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 371359 km |
| Dec 6 Sun | 22:35 | 08:15 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 368965 km |
| Dec 7 Mon | 23:23 | 09:17 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 367632 km |
| Dec 8 Tue | - | 10:18 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 367344 km |
| Dec 9 Wed | 00:04 | 11:17 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 368012 km |
| Dec 10 Thu | 00:41 | 12:14 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 369498 km |
| Dec 11 Fri | 01:15 | 13:10 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 371632 km |
| Dec 12 Sat | 01:47 | 14:03 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 374244 km |
| Dec 13 Sun | 02:17 | 14:57 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 377177 km |
| Dec 14 Mon | 02:49 | 15:50 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 380309 km |
| Dec 15 Tue | 03:21 | 16:44 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 383553 km |
| Dec 16 Wed | 03:56 | 17:38 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 386853 km |
| Dec 17 Thu | 04:33 | 18:31 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 390170 km |
| Dec 18 Fri | 05:14 | 19:25 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 393456 km |
| Dec 19 Sat | 06:00 | 20:17 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 396632 km |
| Dec 20 Sun | 06:50 | 21:07 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 399570 km |
| Dec 21 Mon | 07:44 | 21:54 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 402088 km |
| Dec 22 Tue | 08:40 | 22:37 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 403960 km |
| Dec 23 Wed | 09:40 | 23:18 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 404940 km |
| Dec 24 Thu | 10:40 | 23:56 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 404807 km |
| Dec 25 Fri | 11:43 | - | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 403403 km |
| Dec 26 Sat | 12:45 | 00:33 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 400675 km |
| Dec 27 Sun | 13:50 | 01:10 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 396701 km |
| Dec 28 Mon | 14:56 | 01:48 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.5 days | 391693 km |
| Dec 29 Tue | 16:03 | 02:29 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 385989 km |
| Dec 30 Wed | 17:11 | 03:13 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 380016 km |
| Dec 31 Thu | 18:18 | 04:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 374242 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.