Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for February2019
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-01-31
- Moonrise
- 19:08
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 12.5 days
- Moonset
- 04:00
- Illumination
- 95%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-02-02
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-01-31
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Day Length
- 13h 48m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1 Fri | 03:03 | 17:32 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 25.9 days | 404634 km |
| Feb 2 Sat | 03:51 | 18:21 | Waning Crescent | 8% | 26.9 days | 405620 km |
| Feb 3 Sun | 04:42 | 19:05 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.9 days | 405696 km |
| Feb 4 Mon | 05:35 | 19:46 | New Moon | 0% | 28.9 days | 405274 km |
| Feb 5 Tue | 06:29 | 20:22 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 404196 km |
| Feb 6 Wed | 07:24 | 20:56 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 402593 km |
| Feb 7 Thu | 08:18 | 21:27 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.4 days | 400452 km |
| Feb 8 Fri | 09:13 | 21:57 | Waxing Crescent | 12% | 3.4 days | 397723 km |
| Feb 9 Sat | 10:07 | 22:27 | Waxing Crescent | 20% | 4.4 days | 394353 km |
| Feb 10 Sun | 11:03 | 22:57 | Waxing Crescent | 29% | 5.4 days | 390333 km |
| Feb 11 Mon | 11:59 | 23:30 | First Quarter | 39% | 6.4 days | 385728 km |
| Feb 12 Tue | 12:58 | - | First Quarter | 50% | 7.4 days | 380700 km |
| Feb 13 Wed | 13:59 | 00:05 | First Quarter | 60% | 8.4 days | 375513 km |
| Feb 14 Thu | 15:02 | 00:46 | Waxing Gibbous | 70% | 9.4 days | 370508 km |
| Feb 15 Fri | 16:06 | 01:33 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.4 days | 366076 km |
| Feb 16 Sat | 17:08 | 02:27 | Waxing Gibbous | 87% | 11.4 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 17 Sun | 18:06 | 03:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.4 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 18 Mon | 18:59 | 04:38 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.4 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 19 Tue | 19:47 | 05:50 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.4 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 20 Wed | 20:29 | 07:03 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.4 days | 363524 km |
| Feb 21 Thu | 21:08 | 08:14 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.4 days | 367641 km |
| Feb 22 Fri | 21:45 | 09:23 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.4 days | 372883 km |
| Feb 23 Sat | 22:21 | 10:29 | Waning Gibbous | 86% | 18.4 days | 378828 km |
| Feb 24 Sun | 22:58 | 11:34 | Waning Gibbous | 78% | 19.4 days | 384995 km |
| Feb 25 Mon | 23:36 | 12:37 | Last Quarter | 69% | 20.4 days | 390900 km |
| Feb 26 Tue | - | 13:37 | Last Quarter | 58% | 21.4 days | 396114 km |
| Feb 27 Wed | 00:16 | 14:34 | Last Quarter | 48% | 22.4 days | 400301 km |
| Feb 28 Thu | 01:01 | 15:29 | Last Quarter | 37% | 23.4 days | 403256 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.