Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for February2016
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-01
- Moonrise
- 19:50
- Phase
- Full Moon
- Age of Moon
- 13.5 days
- Moonset
- 05:13
- Illumination
- 98%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-02-02
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-01
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Day Length
- 13h 46m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1 Mon | 00:06 | 13:33 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 377920 km |
| Feb 2 Tue | 00:42 | 14:27 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 382234 km |
| Feb 3 Wed | 01:23 | 15:22 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 386379 km |
| Feb 4 Thu | 02:07 | 16:15 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 390214 km |
| Feb 5 Fri | 02:57 | 17:09 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 393670 km |
| Feb 6 Sat | 03:52 | 18:00 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 396733 km |
| Feb 7 Sun | 04:52 | 18:49 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 399411 km |
| Feb 8 Mon | 05:55 | 19:35 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 401702 km |
| Feb 9 Tue | 07:01 | 20:18 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 403564 km |
| Feb 10 Wed | 08:08 | 21:00 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 404898 km |
| Feb 11 Thu | 09:15 | 21:41 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 405548 km |
| Feb 12 Fri | 10:22 | 22:21 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 405328 km |
| Feb 13 Sat | 11:29 | 23:03 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 404057 km |
| Feb 14 Sun | 12:33 | 23:47 | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 401604 km |
| Feb 15 Mon | 13:37 | - | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 397936 km |
| Feb 16 Tue | 14:38 | 00:33 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 393144 km |
| Feb 17 Wed | 15:36 | 01:23 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 387461 km |
| Feb 18 Thu | 16:29 | 02:15 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 381242 km |
| Feb 19 Fri | 17:18 | 03:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 374943 km |
| Feb 20 Sat | 18:02 | 04:07 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 369060 km |
| Feb 21 Sun | 18:43 | 05:04 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 364081 km |
| Feb 22 Mon | 19:20 | 06:01 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 23 Tue | 19:54 | 06:56 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 24 Wed | 20:27 | 07:51 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 25 Thu | 20:59 | 08:45 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 26 Fri | 21:32 | 09:38 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 27 Sat | 22:05 | 10:31 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 367189 km |
| Feb 28 Sun | 22:40 | 11:24 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 372481 km |
| Feb 29 Mon | 23:19 | 12:17 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 378215 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.