Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August2028
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Tue | 14:32 | 04:41 | Waxing Gibbous | 79% | 10.3 days | 367705 km |
| Aug 2 Wed | 15:31 | 05:32 | Waxing Gibbous | 87% | 11.3 days | 363116 km |
| Aug 3 Thu | 16:30 | 06:16 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.3 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 4 Fri | 17:30 | 06:54 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.3 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 5 Sat | 18:27 | 07:27 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.3 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 6 Sun | 19:24 | 07:56 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.3 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 7 Mon | 20:19 | 08:23 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.3 days | 363124 km |
| Aug 8 Tue | 21:14 | 08:48 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.3 days | 367973 km |
| Aug 9 Wed | 22:09 | 09:14 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.3 days | 373825 km |
| Aug 10 Thu | 23:05 | 09:40 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.3 days | 380195 km |
| Aug 11 Fri | - | 10:08 | Waning Gibbous | 69% | 20.3 days | 386577 km |
| Aug 12 Sat | 00:02 | 10:40 | Last Quarter | 59% | 21.3 days | 392496 km |
| Aug 13 Sun | 01:01 | 11:17 | Last Quarter | 49% | 22.3 days | 397564 km |
| Aug 14 Mon | 02:01 | 12:00 | Last Quarter | 38% | 23.3 days | 401516 km |
| Aug 15 Tue | 03:02 | 12:51 | Waning Crescent | 28% | 24.3 days | 404224 km |
| Aug 16 Wed | 04:00 | 13:51 | Waning Crescent | 19% | 25.3 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 17 Thu | 04:54 | 14:58 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.3 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 18 Fri | 05:42 | 16:09 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.3 days | 405455 km |
| Aug 19 Sat | 06:25 | 17:23 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.3 days | 404116 km |
| Aug 20 Sun | 07:03 | 18:35 | New Moon | 0% | 29.3 days | 402206 km |
| Aug 21 Mon | 07:38 | 19:48 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.7 days | 399848 km |
| Aug 22 Tue | 08:11 | 20:59 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.7 days | 397108 km |
| Aug 23 Wed | 08:45 | 22:10 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.7 days | 394006 km |
| Aug 24 Thu | 09:21 | 23:21 | Waxing Crescent | 15% | 3.7 days | 390540 km |
| Aug 25 Fri | 10:00 | - | Waxing Crescent | 23% | 4.7 days | 386725 km |
| Aug 26 Sat | 10:44 | 00:30 | First Quarter | 33% | 5.7 days | 382615 km |
| Aug 27 Sun | 11:34 | 01:36 | First Quarter | 43% | 6.7 days | 378335 km |
| Aug 28 Mon | 12:27 | 02:36 | First Quarter | 54% | 7.7 days | 374080 km |
| Aug 29 Tue | 13:25 | 03:30 | First Quarter | 64% | 8.7 days | 370108 km |
| Aug 30 Wed | 14:24 | 04:15 | Waxing Gibbous | 74% | 9.7 days | 366717 km |
| Aug 31 Thu | 15:24 | 04:55 | Waxing Gibbous | 83% | 10.7 days | 364205 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.