Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for February2020
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-01-31
- Moonrise
- 19:08
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 12.7 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 Sat | 12:44 | - | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 380321 km |
| Feb 2 Sun | 13:40 | 00:08 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 375533 km |
| Feb 3 Mon | 14:38 | 00:40 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 370929 km |
| Feb 4 Tue | 15:39 | 01:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 366856 km |
| Feb 5 Wed | 16:39 | 02:00 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 363671 km |
| Feb 6 Thu | 17:40 | 02:50 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 7 Fri | 18:37 | 03:49 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 8 Sat | 19:29 | 04:53 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 9 Sun | 20:15 | 06:03 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 364735 km |
| Feb 10 Mon | 20:57 | 07:15 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 368687 km |
| Feb 11 Tue | 21:35 | 08:26 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 373735 km |
| Feb 12 Wed | 22:11 | 09:37 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 379483 km |
| Feb 13 Thu | 22:46 | 10:45 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 385473 km |
| Feb 14 Fri | 23:22 | 11:53 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 391232 km |
| Feb 15 Sat | - | 13:00 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 396327 km |
| Feb 16 Sun | 00:00 | 14:05 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 400411 km |
| Feb 17 Mon | 00:42 | 15:08 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 403260 km |
| Feb 18 Tue | 01:28 | 16:07 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 404785 km |
| Feb 19 Wed | 02:17 | 17:02 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 405027 km |
| Feb 20 Thu | 03:11 | 17:51 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 404139 km |
| Feb 21 Fri | 04:07 | 18:34 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 402338 km |
| Feb 22 Sat | 05:05 | 19:12 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 399868 km |
| Feb 23 Sun | 06:02 | 19:46 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 396959 km |
| Feb 24 Mon | 06:58 | 20:16 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 393797 km |
| Feb 25 Tue | 07:53 | 20:45 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 390514 km |
| Feb 26 Wed | 08:48 | 21:13 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 387191 km |
| Feb 27 Thu | 09:42 | 21:40 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 383878 km |
| Feb 28 Fri | 10:36 | 22:08 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 380613 km |
| Feb 29 Sat | 11:32 | 22:39 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 377450 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.