Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May2000
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-04
- Moonrise
- 21:22
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 16.7 days
- Moonset
- 08:38
- Illumination
- 96%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-04
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Day Length
- 13h 41m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Mon | 04:08 | 16:45 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 388639 km |
| May 2 Tue | 05:11 | 17:20 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 383699 km |
| May 3 Wed | 06:16 | 17:57 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 379020 km |
| May 4 Thu | 07:24 | 18:37 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 374915 km |
| May 5 Fri | 08:32 | 19:23 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 371620 km |
| May 6 Sat | 09:42 | 20:14 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.4 days | 369282 km |
| May 7 Sun | 10:49 | 21:11 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.4 days | 367958 km |
| May 8 Mon | 11:52 | 22:13 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.4 days | 367628 km |
| May 9 Tue | 12:47 | 23:18 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.4 days | 368206 km |
| May 10 Wed | 13:36 | - | First Quarter | 40% | 6.4 days | 369562 km |
| May 11 Thu | 14:18 | 00:23 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.4 days | 371547 km |
| May 12 Fri | 14:56 | 01:28 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.4 days | 374011 km |
| May 13 Sat | 15:31 | 02:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.4 days | 376821 km |
| May 14 Sun | 16:03 | 03:31 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.4 days | 379873 km |
| May 15 Mon | 16:35 | 04:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.4 days | 383093 km |
| May 16 Tue | 17:08 | 05:29 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.4 days | 386431 km |
| May 17 Wed | 17:41 | 06:26 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.4 days | 389841 km |
| May 18 Thu | 18:17 | 07:24 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.4 days | 393261 km |
| May 19 Fri | 18:56 | 08:19 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.4 days | 396589 km |
| May 20 Sat | 19:39 | 09:14 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.4 days | 399675 km |
| May 21 Sun | 20:25 | 10:06 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.4 days | 402310 km |
| May 22 Mon | 21:15 | 10:56 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.4 days | 404252 km |
| May 23 Tue | 22:07 | 11:41 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.4 days | 405246 km |
| May 24 Wed | 23:01 | 12:22 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.4 days | 405070 km |
| May 25 Thu | 23:57 | 13:01 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.4 days | 403579 km |
| May 26 Fri | - | 13:36 | Last Quarter | 47% | 22.4 days | 400737 km |
| May 27 Sat | 00:54 | 14:09 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.4 days | 396645 km |
| May 28 Sun | 01:53 | 14:42 | Waning Crescent | 27% | 24.4 days | 391538 km |
| May 29 Mon | 02:53 | 15:16 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.4 days | 385772 km |
| May 30 Tue | 03:56 | 15:51 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.4 days | 379782 km |
| May 31 Wed | 05:01 | 16:28 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.4 days | 374040 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.