Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for July2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1 Thu | - | 12:38 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 384866 km |
| Jul 2 Fri | 00:54 | 13:05 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 379962 km |
| Jul 3 Sat | 01:50 | 13:31 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 374944 km |
| Jul 4 Sun | 02:46 | 13:59 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 370139 km |
| Jul 5 Mon | 03:42 | 14:29 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 365917 km |
| Jul 6 Tue | 04:39 | 15:03 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 363104 km |
| Jul 7 Wed | 05:36 | 15:41 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 363104 km |
| Jul 8 Thu | 06:32 | 16:25 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 363104 km |
| Jul 9 Fri | 07:27 | 17:16 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 363104 km |
| Jul 10 Sat | 08:18 | 18:12 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 364112 km |
| Jul 11 Sun | 09:04 | 19:12 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 368286 km |
| Jul 12 Mon | 09:45 | 20:14 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.4 days | 373563 km |
| Jul 13 Tue | 10:21 | 21:17 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.4 days | 379525 km |
| Jul 14 Wed | 10:54 | 22:20 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.4 days | 385694 km |
| Jul 15 Thu | 11:25 | 23:24 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.4 days | 391589 km |
| Jul 16 Fri | 11:55 | - | First Quarter | 40% | 6.4 days | 396773 km |
| Jul 17 Sat | 12:26 | 00:28 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.4 days | 400907 km |
| Jul 18 Sun | 12:59 | 01:34 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.4 days | 403776 km |
| Jul 19 Mon | 13:37 | 02:43 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.4 days | 405309 km |
| Jul 20 Tue | 14:20 | 03:54 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.4 days | 405560 km |
| Jul 21 Wed | 15:12 | 05:05 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.4 days | 404691 km |
| Jul 22 Thu | 16:11 | 06:14 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.4 days | 402924 km |
| Jul 23 Fri | 17:17 | 07:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.4 days | 400497 km |
| Jul 24 Sat | 18:26 | 08:12 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.4 days | 397628 km |
| Jul 25 Sun | 19:35 | 08:57 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.4 days | 394489 km |
| Jul 26 Mon | 20:40 | 09:36 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.4 days | 391194 km |
| Jul 27 Tue | 21:43 | 10:08 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.4 days | 387812 km |
| Jul 28 Wed | 22:42 | 10:38 | Waning Gibbous | 86% | 18.4 days | 384381 km |
| Jul 29 Thu | 23:40 | 11:05 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.4 days | 380943 km |
| Jul 30 Fri | - | 11:32 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.4 days | 377558 km |
| Jul 31 Sat | 00:36 | 11:59 | Last Quarter | 58% | 21.4 days | 374327 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.