Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May2038
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-02
- Moonrise
- 20:25
- Phase
- Full Moon
- Age of Moon
- 14.2 days
- Moonset
- 06:25
- Illumination
- 100%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-02-02
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-02
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Day Length
- 13h 44m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Sat | 04:29 | 16:56 | Waning Crescent | 9% | 26.6 days | 384800 km |
| May 2 Sun | 05:23 | 17:24 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.6 days | 379367 km |
| May 3 Mon | 06:17 | 17:53 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.6 days | 374367 km |
| May 4 Tue | 07:12 | 18:23 | New Moon | 0% | 0.1 days | 370165 km |
| May 5 Wed | 08:08 | 18:57 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1.1 days | 367037 km |
| May 6 Thu | 09:04 | 19:35 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.1 days | 365152 km |
| May 7 Fri | 10:01 | 20:17 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3.1 days | 364561 km |
| May 8 Sat | 10:57 | 21:05 | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.1 days | 365210 km |
| May 9 Sun | 11:50 | 21:59 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5.1 days | 366949 km |
| May 10 Mon | 12:40 | 22:58 | First Quarter | 36% | 6.1 days | 369566 km |
| May 11 Tue | 13:26 | - | First Quarter | 47% | 7.1 days | 372812 km |
| May 12 Wed | 14:08 | 00:00 | First Quarter | 57% | 8.1 days | 376438 km |
| May 13 Thu | 14:47 | 01:05 | First Quarter | 68% | 9.1 days | 380222 km |
| May 14 Fri | 15:24 | 02:12 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10.1 days | 383992 km |
| May 15 Sat | 16:00 | 03:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11.1 days | 387635 km |
| May 16 Sun | 16:36 | 04:29 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12.1 days | 391089 km |
| May 17 Mon | 17:15 | 05:40 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.1 days | 394328 km |
| May 18 Tue | 17:57 | 06:51 | Full Moon | 99% | 14.1 days | 397332 km |
| May 19 Wed | 18:43 | 08:03 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.1 days | 400058 km |
| May 20 Thu | 19:36 | 09:13 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 402417 km |
| May 21 Fri | 20:32 | 10:18 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.1 days | 404263 km |
| May 22 Sat | 21:32 | 11:17 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18.1 days | 405403 km |
| May 23 Sun | 22:33 | 12:07 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.1 days | 405619 km |
| May 24 Mon | 23:33 | 12:51 | Waning Gibbous | 71% | 20.1 days | 404714 km |
| May 25 Tue | - | 13:29 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 402552 km |
| May 26 Wed | 00:31 | 14:01 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22.1 days | 399103 km |
| May 27 Thu | 01:28 | 14:31 | Last Quarter | 40% | 23.1 days | 394468 km |
| May 28 Fri | 02:22 | 15:00 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24.1 days | 388888 km |
| May 29 Sat | 03:17 | 15:28 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25.1 days | 382731 km |
| May 30 Sun | 04:11 | 15:56 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26.1 days | 376451 km |
| May 31 Mon | 05:06 | 16:25 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27.1 days | 370545 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.