Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for February2024
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-01-31
- Moonrise
- 19:08
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 12.4 days
- Moonset
- 04:00
- Illumination
- 94%
- 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 Thu | 23:17 | 11:59 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 404487 km |
| Feb 2 Fri | 23:45 | 12:57 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 403439 km |
| Feb 3 Sat | - | 13:58 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 401039 km |
| Feb 4 Sun | 00:18 | 15:02 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 397407 km |
| Feb 5 Mon | 00:59 | 16:08 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 392792 km |
| Feb 6 Tue | 01:49 | 17:13 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 387544 km |
| Feb 7 Wed | 02:49 | 18:13 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 382075 km |
| Feb 8 Thu | 03:59 | 19:05 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 376815 km |
| Feb 9 Fri | 05:14 | 19:49 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 372165 km |
| Feb 10 Sat | 06:30 | 20:26 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 368457 km |
| Feb 11 Sun | 07:46 | 21:00 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 365925 km |
| Feb 12 Mon | 08:58 | 21:30 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 364686 km |
| Feb 13 Tue | 10:09 | 22:00 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 364744 km |
| Feb 14 Wed | 11:19 | 22:31 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 365995 km |
| Feb 15 Thu | 12:27 | 23:05 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 368254 km |
| Feb 16 Fri | 13:36 | 23:43 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 371277 km |
| Feb 17 Sat | 14:43 | - | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 374804 km |
| Feb 18 Sun | 15:46 | 00:26 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 378585 km |
| Feb 19 Mon | 16:42 | 01:17 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.5 days | 382411 km |
| Feb 20 Tue | 17:32 | 02:12 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.5 days | 386129 km |
| Feb 21 Wed | 18:13 | 03:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 389650 km |
| Feb 22 Thu | 18:48 | 04:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 392933 km |
| Feb 23 Fri | 19:19 | 05:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 395964 km |
| Feb 24 Sat | 19:45 | 06:09 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 398726 km |
| Feb 25 Sun | 20:09 | 07:06 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 401168 km |
| Feb 26 Mon | 20:32 | 08:02 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 403187 km |
| Feb 27 Tue | 20:55 | 08:56 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 404625 km |
| Feb 28 Wed | 21:20 | 09:52 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 405282 km |
| Feb 29 Thu | 21:46 | 10:49 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 404950 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.