Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for February2021
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-01-31
- Moonrise
- 19:08
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 12.2 days
- Moonset
- 04:00
- Illumination
- 93%
- 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 Mon | 22:31 | 09:44 | Waning Gibbous | 84% | 18.6 days | 386078 km |
| Feb 2 Tue | 23:03 | 10:50 | Waning Gibbous | 76% | 19.6 days | 391647 km |
| Feb 3 Wed | 23:36 | 11:56 | Last Quarter | 66% | 20.6 days | 396585 km |
| Feb 4 Thu | - | 13:03 | Last Quarter | 56% | 21.6 days | 400538 km |
| Feb 5 Fri | 00:12 | 14:12 | Last Quarter | 45% | 22.6 days | 403261 km |
| Feb 6 Sat | 00:52 | 15:20 | Last Quarter | 35% | 23.6 days | 404643 km |
| Feb 7 Sun | 01:38 | 16:27 | Waning Crescent | 25% | 24.6 days | 404707 km |
| Feb 8 Mon | 02:30 | 17:30 | Waning Crescent | 16% | 25.6 days | 403592 km |
| Feb 9 Tue | 03:29 | 18:25 | Waning Crescent | 9% | 26.6 days | 401518 km |
| Feb 10 Wed | 04:32 | 19:14 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.6 days | 398744 km |
| Feb 11 Thu | 05:37 | 19:55 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.6 days | 395530 km |
| Feb 12 Fri | 06:40 | 20:30 | New Moon | 0% | 0.1 days | 392102 km |
| Feb 13 Sat | 07:42 | 21:01 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1.1 days | 388633 km |
| Feb 14 Sun | 08:41 | 21:30 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.1 days | 385244 km |
| Feb 15 Mon | 09:39 | 21:57 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3.1 days | 382010 km |
| Feb 16 Tue | 10:34 | 22:23 | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.1 days | 378982 km |
| Feb 17 Wed | 11:30 | 22:51 | Waxing Crescent | 27% | 5.1 days | 376202 km |
| Feb 18 Thu | 12:25 | 23:21 | First Quarter | 36% | 6.1 days | 373728 km |
| Feb 19 Fri | 13:22 | 23:54 | First Quarter | 47% | 7.1 days | 371639 km |
| Feb 20 Sat | 14:19 | - | First Quarter | 57% | 8.1 days | 370034 km |
| Feb 21 Sun | 15:16 | 00:31 | First Quarter | 68% | 9.1 days | 369032 km |
| Feb 22 Mon | 16:12 | 01:15 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10.1 days | 368751 km |
| Feb 23 Tue | 17:06 | 02:05 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11.1 days | 369295 km |
| Feb 24 Wed | 17:55 | 03:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12.1 days | 370736 km |
| Feb 25 Thu | 18:39 | 04:05 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.1 days | 373090 km |
| Feb 26 Fri | 19:20 | 05:12 | Full Moon | 99% | 14.1 days | 376305 km |
| Feb 27 Sat | 19:56 | 06:19 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.1 days | 380252 km |
| Feb 28 Sun | 20:30 | 07:28 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 384718 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.