Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2051
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-05
- Moonrise
- 21:47
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 17 days
- Moonset
- 09:40
- Illumination
- 94%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-05
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Day Length
- 13h 39m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Fri | 04:14 | 18:01 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 2 Sat | 04:53 | 18:53 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 364065 km |
| Dec 3 Sun | 05:36 | 19:45 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 366659 km |
| Dec 4 Mon | 06:22 | 20:35 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.9 days | 370530 km |
| Dec 5 Tue | 07:13 | 21:23 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 1.9 days | 375413 km |
| Dec 6 Wed | 08:07 | 22:07 | Waxing Crescent | 9% | 2.9 days | 380938 km |
| Dec 7 Thu | 09:03 | 22:49 | Waxing Crescent | 16% | 3.9 days | 386674 km |
| Dec 8 Fri | 10:01 | 23:29 | Waxing Crescent | 25% | 4.9 days | 392166 km |
| Dec 9 Sat | 11:01 | - | First Quarter | 35% | 5.9 days | 396994 km |
| Dec 10 Sun | 12:02 | 00:07 | First Quarter | 45% | 6.9 days | 400810 km |
| Dec 11 Mon | 13:05 | 00:44 | First Quarter | 56% | 7.9 days | 403384 km |
| Dec 12 Tue | 14:09 | 01:22 | First Quarter | 66% | 8.9 days | 404616 km |
| Dec 13 Wed | 15:16 | 02:01 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 9.9 days | 404540 km |
| Dec 14 Thu | 16:23 | 02:43 | Waxing Gibbous | 84% | 10.9 days | 403302 km |
| Dec 15 Fri | 17:31 | 03:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 11.9 days | 401128 km |
| Dec 16 Sat | 18:37 | 04:21 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 12.9 days | 398282 km |
| Dec 17 Sun | 19:40 | 05:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.9 days | 395021 km |
| Dec 18 Mon | 20:37 | 06:19 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.9 days | 391571 km |
| Dec 19 Tue | 21:28 | 07:22 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 15.9 days | 388103 km |
| Dec 20 Wed | 22:12 | 08:25 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 16.9 days | 384736 km |
| Dec 21 Thu | 22:51 | 09:27 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 17.9 days | 381544 km |
| Dec 22 Fri | 23:28 | 10:26 | Waning Gibbous | 82% | 18.9 days | 378575 km |
| Dec 23 Sat | - | 11:24 | Waning Gibbous | 73% | 19.9 days | 375874 km |
| Dec 24 Sun | 00:01 | 12:19 | Last Quarter | 63% | 20.9 days | 373497 km |
| Dec 25 Mon | 00:33 | 13:13 | Last Quarter | 52% | 21.9 days | 371518 km |
| Dec 26 Tue | 01:06 | 14:06 | Last Quarter | 42% | 22.9 days | 370036 km |
| Dec 27 Wed | 01:39 | 15:00 | Last Quarter | 31% | 23.9 days | 369161 km |
| Dec 28 Thu | 02:13 | 15:53 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 24.9 days | 369006 km |
| Dec 29 Fri | 02:51 | 16:46 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 25.9 days | 369668 km |
| Dec 30 Sat | 03:33 | 17:39 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 26.9 days | 371210 km |
| Dec 31 Sun | 04:17 | 18:29 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.9 days | 373644 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.