Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for April1998
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-05
- Moonrise
- 21:47
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 17.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 Wed | 11:35 | 22:21 | Waxing Crescent | 19% | 4.2 days | 392397 km |
| Apr 2 Thu | 12:35 | 23:14 | Waxing Crescent | 28% | 5.2 days | 388368 km |
| Apr 3 Fri | 13:31 | - | First Quarter | 38% | 6.2 days | 383874 km |
| Apr 4 Sat | 14:20 | 00:08 | First Quarter | 49% | 7.2 days | 379077 km |
| Apr 5 Sun | 15:05 | 01:03 | First Quarter | 59% | 8.2 days | 374226 km |
| Apr 6 Mon | 15:45 | 01:59 | Waxing Gibbous | 69% | 9.2 days | 369642 km |
| Apr 7 Tue | 16:21 | 02:53 | Waxing Gibbous | 79% | 10.2 days | 365685 km |
| Apr 8 Wed | 16:55 | 03:48 | Waxing Gibbous | 87% | 11.2 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 9 Thu | 17:28 | 04:41 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.2 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 10 Fri | 17:59 | 05:35 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.2 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 11 Sat | 18:30 | 06:27 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.2 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 12 Sun | 19:03 | 07:21 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.2 days | 365230 km |
| Apr 13 Mon | 19:38 | 08:14 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.2 days | 369538 km |
| Apr 14 Tue | 20:14 | 09:08 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.2 days | 374872 km |
| Apr 15 Wed | 20:54 | 10:02 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.2 days | 380808 km |
| Apr 16 Thu | 21:39 | 10:56 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.2 days | 386875 km |
| Apr 17 Fri | 22:27 | 11:49 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.2 days | 392599 km |
| Apr 18 Sat | 23:20 | 12:40 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 397559 km |
| Apr 19 Sun | - | 13:30 | Last Quarter | 49% | 22.2 days | 401431 km |
| Apr 20 Mon | 00:17 | 14:16 | Last Quarter | 38% | 23.2 days | 404021 km |
| Apr 21 Tue | 01:19 | 15:01 | Waning Crescent | 28% | 24.2 days | 405272 km |
| Apr 22 Wed | 02:23 | 15:44 | Waning Crescent | 19% | 25.2 days | 405256 km |
| Apr 23 Thu | 03:30 | 16:25 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 404145 km |
| Apr 24 Fri | 04:37 | 17:06 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 402169 km |
| Apr 25 Sat | 05:47 | 17:48 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.2 days | 399571 km |
| Apr 26 Sun | 06:57 | 18:31 | New Moon | 0% | 29.2 days | 396572 km |
| Apr 27 Mon | 08:07 | 19:18 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.7 days | 393346 km |
| Apr 28 Tue | 09:15 | 20:08 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.7 days | 390008 km |
| Apr 29 Wed | 10:20 | 21:01 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.7 days | 386631 km |
| Apr 30 Thu | 11:20 | 21:57 | Waxing Crescent | 15% | 3.7 days | 383256 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.