Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for April2025
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-01-30
- Moonrise
- 18:17
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 11.5 days
- Moonset
- 02:49
- Illumination
- 88%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 Tue | 10:28 | 20:34 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 367783 km |
| Apr 2 Wed | 11:43 | 21:25 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 373624 km |
| Apr 3 Thu | 12:53 | 22:22 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 379937 km |
| Apr 4 Fri | 13:54 | 23:26 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 386220 km |
| Apr 5 Sat | 14:44 | - | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 392022 km |
| Apr 6 Sun | 15:26 | 00:32 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 396985 km |
| Apr 7 Mon | 16:00 | 01:37 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 400880 km |
| Apr 8 Tue | 16:29 | 02:39 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 403614 km |
| Apr 9 Wed | 16:54 | 03:39 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 405221 km |
| Apr 10 Thu | 17:18 | 04:36 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 405696 km |
| Apr 11 Fri | 17:41 | 05:33 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 405583 km |
| Apr 12 Sat | 18:04 | 06:28 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 404671 km |
| Apr 13 Sun | 18:30 | 07:24 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 403211 km |
| Apr 14 Mon | 18:58 | 08:21 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 401266 km |
| Apr 15 Tue | 19:30 | 09:20 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 398844 km |
| Apr 16 Wed | 20:08 | 10:19 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18 days | 395913 km |
| Apr 17 Thu | 20:53 | 11:19 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 392439 km |
| Apr 18 Fri | 21:45 | 12:15 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 388423 km |
| Apr 19 Sat | 22:43 | 13:07 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 383936 km |
| Apr 20 Sun | 23:47 | 13:52 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 379138 km |
| Apr 21 Mon | - | 14:32 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 374279 km |
| Apr 22 Tue | 00:53 | 15:08 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 369683 km |
| Apr 23 Wed | 02:01 | 15:39 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 365711 km |
| Apr 24 Thu | 03:09 | 16:09 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 25 Fri | 04:18 | 16:38 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 26 Sat | 05:30 | 17:10 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 27 Sun | 06:43 | 17:44 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 28 Mon | 08:00 | 18:24 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 365207 km |
| Apr 29 Tue | 09:18 | 19:12 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 369517 km |
| Apr 30 Wed | 10:32 | 20:08 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 374854 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.