Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for March2030
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-01-31
- Moonrise
- 19:08
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 12.1 days
- Moonset
- 04:00
- Illumination
- 92%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 Fri | 03:36 | 17:30 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 369771 km |
| Mar 2 Sat | 04:39 | 18:04 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 371539 km |
| Mar 3 Sun | 05:41 | 18:36 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.2 days | 374208 km |
| Mar 4 Mon | 06:41 | 19:07 | New Moon | 0% | 29.2 days | 377700 km |
| Mar 5 Tue | 07:40 | 19:37 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.7 days | 381855 km |
| Mar 6 Wed | 08:37 | 20:07 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.7 days | 386434 km |
| Mar 7 Thu | 09:35 | 20:39 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.7 days | 391128 km |
| Mar 8 Fri | 10:31 | 21:14 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.7 days | 395583 km |
| Mar 9 Sat | 11:27 | 21:51 | Waxing Crescent | 23% | 4.7 days | 399436 km |
| Mar 10 Sun | 12:21 | 22:33 | First Quarter | 32% | 5.7 days | 402352 km |
| Mar 11 Mon | 13:14 | 23:20 | First Quarter | 42% | 6.7 days | 404068 km |
| Mar 12 Tue | 14:04 | - | First Quarter | 53% | 7.7 days | 404427 km |
| Mar 13 Wed | 14:50 | 00:11 | First Quarter | 63% | 8.7 days | 403401 km |
| Mar 14 Thu | 15:33 | 01:06 | Waxing Gibbous | 73% | 9.7 days | 401089 km |
| Mar 15 Fri | 16:12 | 02:04 | Waxing Gibbous | 82% | 10.7 days | 397709 km |
| Mar 16 Sat | 16:49 | 03:06 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.7 days | 393565 km |
| Mar 17 Sun | 17:24 | 04:09 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.7 days | 389008 km |
| Mar 18 Mon | 17:58 | 05:14 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.7 days | 384393 km |
| Mar 19 Tue | 18:33 | 06:19 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.7 days | 380047 km |
| Mar 20 Wed | 19:09 | 07:28 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.7 days | 376234 km |
| Mar 21 Thu | 19:49 | 08:37 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.7 days | 373144 km |
| Mar 22 Fri | 20:34 | 09:48 | Waning Gibbous | 91% | 17.7 days | 370889 km |
| Mar 23 Sat | 21:24 | 10:58 | Waning Gibbous | 84% | 18.7 days | 369507 km |
| Mar 24 Sun | 22:20 | 12:05 | Waning Gibbous | 75% | 19.7 days | 368976 km |
| Mar 25 Mon | 23:22 | 13:07 | Last Quarter | 66% | 20.7 days | 369227 km |
| Mar 26 Tue | - | 14:02 | Last Quarter | 55% | 21.7 days | 370169 km |
| Mar 27 Wed | 00:25 | 14:49 | Last Quarter | 45% | 22.7 days | 371696 km |
| Mar 28 Thu | 01:30 | 15:30 | Last Quarter | 34% | 23.7 days | 373711 km |
| Mar 29 Fri | 02:32 | 16:05 | Waning Crescent | 25% | 24.7 days | 376130 km |
| Mar 30 Sat | 03:34 | 16:38 | Waning Crescent | 16% | 25.7 days | 378888 km |
| Mar 31 Sun | 04:33 | 17:09 | Waning Crescent | 9% | 26.7 days | 381938 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.