Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August2009
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-02
- Moonrise
- 20:25
- Phase
- Full Moon
- Age of Moon
- 14.8 days
- Moonset
- 06:25
- Illumination
- 100%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-02
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Day Length
- 13h 44m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Sat | 14:03 | 04:17 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 370980 km |
| Aug 2 Sun | 14:56 | 05:08 | Waxing Gibbous | 84% | 11 days | 365601 km |
| Aug 3 Mon | 15:52 | 05:54 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 4 Tue | 16:49 | 06:33 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 5 Wed | 17:47 | 07:08 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 6 Thu | 18:44 | 07:39 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 7 Fri | 19:41 | 08:06 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 8 Sat | 20:37 | 08:32 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 364172 km |
| Aug 9 Sun | 21:35 | 08:58 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 369497 km |
| Aug 10 Mon | 22:33 | 09:25 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 375646 km |
| Aug 11 Tue | 23:35 | 09:53 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 382114 km |
| Aug 12 Wed | - | 10:25 | Last Quarter | 63% | 21 days | 388401 km |
| Aug 13 Thu | 00:38 | 11:02 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 394068 km |
| Aug 14 Fri | 01:45 | 11:47 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 398786 km |
| Aug 15 Sat | 02:52 | 12:41 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 402357 km |
| Aug 16 Sun | 03:56 | 13:44 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 404722 km |
| Aug 17 Mon | 04:54 | 14:54 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 18 Tue | 05:46 | 16:09 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 19 Wed | 06:29 | 17:24 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 405550 km |
| Aug 20 Thu | 07:07 | 18:36 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 404285 km |
| Aug 21 Fri | 07:41 | 19:47 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 402487 km |
| Aug 22 Sat | 08:12 | 20:55 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 400224 km |
| Aug 23 Sun | 08:43 | 22:01 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.4 days | 397505 km |
| Aug 24 Mon | 09:16 | 23:07 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.4 days | 394312 km |
| Aug 25 Tue | 09:50 | - | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.4 days | 390628 km |
| Aug 26 Wed | 10:28 | 00:10 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.4 days | 386480 km |
| Aug 27 Thu | 11:11 | 01:12 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.4 days | 381962 km |
| Aug 28 Fri | 11:58 | 02:10 | First Quarter | 50% | 7.4 days | 377252 km |
| Aug 29 Sat | 12:49 | 03:03 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.4 days | 372610 km |
| Aug 30 Sun | 13:45 | 03:51 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.4 days | 368355 km |
| Aug 31 Mon | 14:41 | 04:32 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.4 days | 364832 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.