Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for September2027
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 Wed | 07:16 | 19:32 | New Moon | 0% | 0.1 days | 403208 km |
| Sep 2 Thu | 07:47 | 20:41 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1.1 days | 401126 km |
| Sep 3 Fri | 08:18 | 21:50 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.1 days | 398586 km |
| Sep 4 Sat | 08:51 | 22:57 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.1 days | 395572 km |
| Sep 5 Sun | 09:28 | - | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.1 days | 392062 km |
| Sep 6 Mon | 10:08 | 00:03 | Waxing Crescent | 27% | 5.1 days | 388064 km |
| Sep 7 Tue | 10:54 | 01:05 | First Quarter | 37% | 6.1 days | 383645 km |
| Sep 8 Wed | 11:44 | 02:03 | First Quarter | 47% | 7.1 days | 378956 km |
| Sep 9 Thu | 12:39 | 02:55 | First Quarter | 58% | 8.1 days | 374233 km |
| Sep 10 Fri | 13:36 | 03:40 | First Quarter | 68% | 9.1 days | 369780 km |
| Sep 11 Sat | 14:34 | 04:19 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10.1 days | 365941 km |
| Sep 12 Sun | 15:32 | 04:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.1 days | 363104 km |
| Sep 13 Mon | 16:28 | 05:22 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12.1 days | 363104 km |
| Sep 14 Tue | 17:25 | 05:49 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.1 days | 363104 km |
| Sep 15 Wed | 18:21 | 06:14 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.1 days | 363104 km |
| Sep 16 Thu | 19:19 | 06:39 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.1 days | 365540 km |
| Sep 17 Fri | 20:17 | 07:06 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 369768 km |
| Sep 18 Sat | 21:19 | 07:34 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.1 days | 375015 km |
| Sep 19 Sun | 22:21 | 08:04 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18.1 days | 380875 km |
| Sep 20 Mon | 23:27 | 08:41 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.1 days | 386882 km |
| Sep 21 Tue | - | 09:24 | Waning Gibbous | 71% | 20.1 days | 392569 km |
| Sep 22 Wed | 00:31 | 10:15 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 397513 km |
| Sep 23 Thu | 01:34 | 11:16 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.1 days | 401383 km |
| Sep 24 Fri | 02:29 | 12:22 | Last Quarter | 40% | 23.1 days | 403973 km |
| Sep 25 Sat | 03:19 | 13:34 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24.1 days | 405215 km |
| Sep 26 Sun | 04:01 | 14:46 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25.1 days | 405171 km |
| Sep 27 Mon | 04:38 | 15:58 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26.1 days | 404006 km |
| Sep 28 Tue | 05:12 | 17:09 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.1 days | 401949 km |
| Sep 29 Wed | 05:43 | 18:18 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.1 days | 399251 km |
| Sep 30 Thu | 06:14 | 19:27 | New Moon | 0% | 29.1 days | 396146 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.