Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for January2031
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-01-31
- Moonrise
- 19:08
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 12.7 days
- Moonset
- 04:00
- Illumination
- 95%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 Wed | 13:49 | 00:25 | First Quarter | 50% | 7.4 days | 397718 km |
| Jan 2 Thu | 14:46 | 00:58 | First Quarter | 60% | 8.4 days | 401410 km |
| Jan 3 Fri | 15:42 | 01:34 | Waxing Gibbous | 70% | 9.4 days | 403857 km |
| Jan 4 Sat | 16:36 | 02:13 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.4 days | 405071 km |
| Jan 5 Sun | 17:28 | 02:55 | Waxing Gibbous | 87% | 11.4 days | 405168 km |
| Jan 6 Mon | 18:16 | 03:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.4 days | 404335 km |
| Jan 7 Tue | 19:02 | 04:31 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.4 days | 402779 km |
| Jan 8 Wed | 19:43 | 05:24 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.4 days | 400688 km |
| Jan 9 Thu | 20:21 | 06:19 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.4 days | 398203 km |
| Jan 10 Fri | 20:55 | 07:15 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.4 days | 395409 km |
| Jan 11 Sat | 21:28 | 08:11 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.4 days | 392341 km |
| Jan 12 Sun | 21:59 | 09:08 | Waning Gibbous | 86% | 18.4 days | 389007 km |
| Jan 13 Mon | 22:30 | 10:05 | Waning Gibbous | 78% | 19.4 days | 385424 km |
| Jan 14 Tue | 23:02 | 11:04 | Last Quarter | 69% | 20.4 days | 381641 km |
| Jan 15 Wed | 23:37 | 12:04 | Last Quarter | 58% | 21.4 days | 377766 km |
| Jan 16 Thu | - | 13:06 | Last Quarter | 48% | 22.4 days | 373970 km |
| Jan 17 Fri | 00:14 | 14:10 | Last Quarter | 37% | 23.4 days | 370480 km |
| Jan 18 Sat | 00:58 | 15:17 | Waning Crescent | 27% | 24.4 days | 367557 km |
| Jan 19 Sun | 01:48 | 16:22 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.4 days | 365468 km |
| Jan 20 Mon | 02:45 | 17:26 | Waning Crescent | 11% | 26.4 days | 364450 km |
| Jan 21 Tue | 03:50 | 18:23 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.4 days | 364675 km |
| Jan 22 Wed | 05:00 | 19:14 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.4 days | 366223 km |
| Jan 23 Thu | 06:11 | 19:59 | New Moon | 0% | 29.4 days | 369063 km |
| Jan 24 Fri | 07:21 | 20:39 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.8 days | 373044 km |
| Jan 25 Sat | 08:28 | 21:16 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 1.8 days | 377903 km |
| Jan 26 Sun | 09:34 | 21:50 | Waxing Crescent | 9% | 2.8 days | 383285 km |
| Jan 27 Mon | 10:36 | 22:23 | Waxing Crescent | 16% | 3.8 days | 388773 km |
| Jan 28 Tue | 11:37 | 22:58 | Waxing Crescent | 24% | 4.8 days | 393933 km |
| Jan 29 Wed | 12:36 | 23:34 | First Quarter | 34% | 5.8 days | 398363 km |
| Jan 30 Thu | 13:34 | - | First Quarter | 44% | 6.8 days | 401734 km |
| Jan 31 Fri | 14:28 | 00:11 | First Quarter | 55% | 7.8 days | 403830 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.