Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for March2000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 Wed | 01:59 | 16:25 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 405273 km |
| Mar 2 Thu | 02:50 | 17:11 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 405489 km |
| Mar 3 Fri | 03:44 | 17:53 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 404747 km |
| Mar 4 Sat | 04:40 | 18:32 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28 days | 403254 km |
| Mar 5 Sun | 05:38 | 19:08 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 401201 km |
| Mar 6 Mon | 06:38 | 19:43 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 398734 km |
| Mar 7 Tue | 07:39 | 20:17 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 395940 km |
| Mar 8 Wed | 08:40 | 20:51 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 392857 km |
| Mar 9 Thu | 09:43 | 21:27 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 389494 km |
| Mar 10 Fri | 10:46 | 22:05 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 385865 km |
| Mar 11 Sat | 11:52 | 22:47 | Waxing Crescent | 31% | 5.5 days | 382019 km |
| Mar 12 Sun | 12:57 | 23:35 | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 378060 km |
| Mar 13 Mon | 14:01 | - | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 374158 km |
| Mar 14 Tue | 15:03 | 00:27 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 370541 km |
| Mar 15 Wed | 16:00 | 01:26 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 367476 km |
| Mar 16 Thu | 16:51 | 02:29 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 365236 km |
| Mar 17 Fri | 17:37 | 03:35 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 364068 km |
| Mar 18 Sat | 18:17 | 04:40 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 364156 km |
| Mar 19 Sun | 18:55 | 05:46 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 365589 km |
| Mar 20 Mon | 19:30 | 06:49 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 368349 km |
| Mar 21 Tue | 20:03 | 07:51 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 372292 km |
| Mar 22 Wed | 20:36 | 08:51 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 377160 km |
| Mar 23 Thu | 21:10 | 09:49 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 382598 km |
| Mar 24 Fri | 21:46 | 10:47 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 388189 km |
| Mar 25 Sat | 22:24 | 11:43 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 393492 km |
| Mar 26 Sun | 23:06 | 12:37 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 398095 km |
| Mar 27 Mon | 23:51 | 13:30 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 401656 km |
| Mar 28 Tue | - | 14:19 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 403945 km |
| Mar 29 Wed | 00:40 | 15:05 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 404862 km |
| Mar 30 Thu | 01:32 | 15:48 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 404441 km |
| Mar 31 Fri | 02:27 | 16:28 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 402835 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.