Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May2052
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-04
- Moonrise
- 21:22
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 16.8 days
- Moonset
- 08:38
- Illumination
- 95%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Wed | 09:44 | 20:27 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.3 days | 399245 km |
| May 2 Thu | 10:46 | 21:28 | Waxing Crescent | 12% | 3.3 days | 396290 km |
| May 3 Fri | 11:43 | 22:29 | Waxing Crescent | 19% | 4.3 days | 392771 km |
| May 4 Sat | 12:33 | 23:32 | Waxing Crescent | 28% | 5.3 days | 388691 km |
| May 5 Sun | 13:17 | - | First Quarter | 38% | 6.3 days | 384124 km |
| May 6 Mon | 13:56 | 00:32 | First Quarter | 49% | 7.3 days | 379232 km |
| May 7 Tue | 14:32 | 01:31 | First Quarter | 59% | 8.3 days | 374272 km |
| May 8 Wed | 15:06 | 02:27 | Waxing Gibbous | 70% | 9.3 days | 369572 km |
| May 9 Thu | 15:39 | 03:23 | Waxing Gibbous | 79% | 10.3 days | 365501 km |
| May 10 Fri | 16:12 | 04:17 | Waxing Gibbous | 87% | 11.3 days | 363104 km |
| May 11 Sat | 16:46 | 05:12 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.3 days | 363104 km |
| May 12 Sun | 17:21 | 06:05 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.3 days | 363104 km |
| May 13 Mon | 17:58 | 06:58 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.3 days | 363104 km |
| May 14 Tue | 18:39 | 07:51 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.3 days | 364740 km |
| May 15 Wed | 19:23 | 08:42 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.3 days | 369066 km |
| May 16 Thu | 20:10 | 09:32 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.3 days | 374441 km |
| May 17 Fri | 21:00 | 10:19 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.3 days | 380438 km |
| May 18 Sat | 21:53 | 11:04 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.3 days | 386579 km |
| May 19 Sun | 22:48 | 11:46 | Waning Gibbous | 69% | 20.3 days | 392387 km |
| May 20 Mon | 23:45 | 12:25 | Last Quarter | 59% | 21.3 days | 397436 km |
| May 21 Tue | - | 13:04 | Last Quarter | 49% | 22.3 days | 401400 km |
| May 22 Wed | 00:44 | 13:41 | Last Quarter | 38% | 23.3 days | 404081 km |
| May 23 Thu | 01:46 | 14:18 | Waning Crescent | 28% | 24.3 days | 405421 km |
| May 24 Fri | 02:49 | 14:57 | Waning Crescent | 19% | 25.3 days | 405491 km |
| May 25 Sat | 03:55 | 15:39 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.3 days | 404461 km |
| May 26 Sun | 05:03 | 16:23 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.3 days | 402558 km |
| May 27 Mon | 06:12 | 17:14 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.3 days | 400023 km |
| May 28 Tue | 07:21 | 18:09 | New Moon | 0% | 29.3 days | 397073 km |
| May 29 Wed | 08:27 | 19:09 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.7 days | 393876 km |
| May 30 Thu | 09:29 | 20:12 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.7 days | 390545 km |
| May 31 Fri | 10:23 | 21:16 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.7 days | 387145 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.