Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August2049
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-04
- Moonrise
- 21:22
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 16.8 days
- Moonset
- 08:38
- Illumination
- 96%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-04
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Day Length
- 13h 41m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Sun | 08:42 | 20:43 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.3 days | 386265 km |
| Aug 2 Mon | 09:12 | 21:38 | Waxing Crescent | 12% | 3.3 days | 382889 km |
| Aug 3 Tue | 09:41 | 22:34 | Waxing Crescent | 20% | 4.3 days | 379642 km |
| Aug 4 Wed | 10:12 | 23:33 | Waxing Crescent | 29% | 5.3 days | 376575 km |
| Aug 5 Thu | 10:47 | - | First Quarter | 39% | 6.3 days | 373761 km |
| Aug 6 Fri | 11:25 | 00:32 | First Quarter | 49% | 7.3 days | 371306 km |
| Aug 7 Sat | 12:09 | 01:34 | First Quarter | 60% | 8.3 days | 369341 km |
| Aug 8 Sun | 13:01 | 02:36 | Waxing Gibbous | 70% | 9.3 days | 368014 km |
| Aug 9 Mon | 13:59 | 03:38 | Waxing Gibbous | 79% | 10.3 days | 367475 km |
| Aug 10 Tue | 15:05 | 04:37 | Waxing Gibbous | 87% | 11.3 days | 367849 km |
| Aug 11 Wed | 16:15 | 05:31 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.3 days | 369222 km |
| Aug 12 Thu | 17:27 | 06:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.3 days | 371611 km |
| Aug 13 Fri | 18:39 | 07:04 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.3 days | 374957 km |
| Aug 14 Sat | 19:49 | 07:44 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.3 days | 379110 km |
| Aug 15 Sun | 20:58 | 08:21 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.3 days | 383834 km |
| Aug 16 Mon | 22:04 | 08:58 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.3 days | 388812 km |
| Aug 17 Tue | 23:09 | 09:35 | Waning Gibbous | 86% | 18.3 days | 393678 km |
| Aug 18 Wed | - | 10:12 | Waning Gibbous | 78% | 19.3 days | 398045 km |
| Aug 19 Thu | 00:11 | 10:53 | Last Quarter | 69% | 20.3 days | 401552 km |
| Aug 20 Fri | 01:11 | 11:37 | Last Quarter | 59% | 21.3 days | 403903 km |
| Aug 21 Sat | 02:07 | 12:23 | Last Quarter | 48% | 22.3 days | 404905 km |
| Aug 22 Sun | 02:59 | 13:13 | Last Quarter | 38% | 23.3 days | 404493 km |
| Aug 23 Mon | 03:46 | 14:05 | Waning Crescent | 28% | 24.3 days | 402735 km |
| Aug 24 Tue | 04:28 | 14:59 | Waning Crescent | 19% | 25.3 days | 399820 km |
| Aug 25 Wed | 05:07 | 15:53 | Waning Crescent | 11% | 26.3 days | 396028 km |
| Aug 26 Thu | 05:42 | 16:48 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.3 days | 391695 km |
| Aug 27 Fri | 06:14 | 17:43 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.3 days | 387168 km |
| Aug 28 Sat | 06:45 | 18:38 | New Moon | 0% | 29.3 days | 382772 km |
| Aug 29 Sun | 07:15 | 19:33 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.8 days | 378775 km |
| Aug 30 Mon | 07:45 | 20:29 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 1.8 days | 375377 km |
| Aug 31 Tue | 08:16 | 21:27 | Waxing Crescent | 9% | 2.8 days | 372706 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.