Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for March2022
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-01-30
- Moonrise
- 18:17
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 11.8 days
- Moonset
- 02:49
- Illumination
- 91%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-02-02
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-01-30
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Day Length
- 13h 49m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 Tue | 04:48 | 19:01 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.7 days | 384585 km |
| Mar 2 Wed | 05:58 | 19:36 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.7 days | 379856 km |
| Mar 3 Thu | 07:05 | 20:07 | New Moon | 0% | 0.2 days | 375642 km |
| Mar 4 Fri | 08:09 | 20:35 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.2 days | 372197 km |
| Mar 5 Sat | 09:11 | 21:03 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.2 days | 369691 km |
| Mar 6 Sun | 10:11 | 21:32 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.2 days | 368202 km |
| Mar 7 Mon | 11:11 | 22:01 | Waxing Crescent | 19% | 4.2 days | 367722 km |
| Mar 8 Tue | 12:10 | 22:34 | Waxing Crescent | 27% | 5.2 days | 368177 km |
| Mar 9 Wed | 13:09 | 23:11 | First Quarter | 37% | 6.2 days | 369442 km |
| Mar 10 Thu | 14:06 | 23:54 | First Quarter | 48% | 7.2 days | 371362 km |
| Mar 11 Fri | 15:01 | - | First Quarter | 59% | 8.2 days | 373781 km |
| Mar 12 Sat | 15:52 | 00:41 | First Quarter | 69% | 9.2 days | 376555 km |
| Mar 13 Sun | 16:37 | 01:35 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.2 days | 379569 km |
| Mar 14 Mon | 17:18 | 02:32 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.2 days | 382740 km |
| Mar 15 Tue | 17:55 | 03:33 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.2 days | 386014 km |
| Mar 16 Wed | 18:27 | 04:34 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.2 days | 389346 km |
| Mar 17 Thu | 18:57 | 05:38 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.2 days | 392687 km |
| Mar 18 Fri | 19:26 | 06:40 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.2 days | 395951 km |
| Mar 19 Sat | 19:55 | 07:44 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.2 days | 399005 km |
| Mar 20 Sun | 20:26 | 08:49 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.2 days | 401664 km |
| Mar 21 Mon | 21:00 | 09:57 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.2 days | 403695 km |
| Mar 22 Tue | 21:39 | 11:06 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.2 days | 404849 km |
| Mar 23 Wed | 22:24 | 12:17 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.2 days | 404898 km |
| Mar 24 Thu | 23:18 | 13:26 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 403675 km |
| Mar 25 Fri | - | 14:31 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.2 days | 401120 km |
| Mar 26 Sat | 00:18 | 15:29 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.2 days | 397299 km |
| Mar 27 Sun | 01:26 | 16:18 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.2 days | 392415 km |
| Mar 28 Mon | 02:34 | 17:00 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.2 days | 386796 km |
| Mar 29 Tue | 03:43 | 17:35 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 380861 km |
| Mar 30 Wed | 04:49 | 18:06 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 375076 km |
| Mar 31 Thu | 05:54 | 18:35 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.2 days | 369901 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.