Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2039
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-02
- Moonrise
- 20:25
- Phase
- Full Moon
- Age of Moon
- 14 days
- Moonset
- 06:25
- Illumination
- 99%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Thu | 20:34 | 05:50 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 2 Fri | 21:29 | 06:32 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 3 Sat | 22:19 | 07:19 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 4 Sun | 23:05 | 08:10 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 365185 km |
| Dec 5 Mon | 23:47 | 09:05 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 370577 km |
| Dec 6 Tue | - | 10:02 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 376612 km |
| Dec 7 Wed | 00:23 | 11:01 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 382804 km |
| Dec 8 Thu | 00:56 | 12:01 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 388700 km |
| Dec 9 Fri | 01:27 | 13:01 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 393937 km |
| Dec 10 Sat | 01:56 | 14:03 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 398269 km |
| Dec 11 Sun | 02:26 | 15:07 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 401581 km |
| Dec 12 Mon | 02:57 | 16:14 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 403877 km |
| Dec 13 Tue | 03:33 | 17:26 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 405246 km |
| Dec 14 Wed | 04:13 | 18:40 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 405696 km |
| Dec 15 Thu | 05:01 | 19:55 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 405696 km |
| Dec 16 Fri | 05:58 | 21:05 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 405058 km |
| Dec 17 Sat | 07:04 | 22:06 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 403828 km |
| Dec 18 Sun | 08:14 | 22:59 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 402004 km |
| Dec 19 Mon | 09:26 | 23:42 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 399514 km |
| Dec 20 Tue | 10:35 | - | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 396288 km |
| Dec 21 Wed | 11:41 | 00:18 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 392302 km |
| Dec 22 Thu | 12:42 | 00:50 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 387612 km |
| Dec 23 Fri | 13:42 | 01:19 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 382382 km |
| Dec 24 Sat | 14:40 | 01:47 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 376883 km |
| Dec 25 Sun | 15:37 | 02:14 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.5 days | 371478 km |
| Dec 26 Mon | 16:34 | 02:43 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.5 days | 366581 km |
| Dec 27 Tue | 17:32 | 03:15 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 28 Wed | 18:28 | 03:50 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 29 Thu | 19:24 | 04:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 30 Fri | 20:15 | 05:15 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 31 Sat | 21:03 | 06:05 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 363104 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.