Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for January2053
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-04
- Moonrise
- 21:22
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 16.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 Wed | 16:26 | 02:32 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 393667 km |
| Jan 2 Thu | 17:34 | 03:23 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 388882 km |
| Jan 3 Fri | 18:38 | 04:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 383949 km |
| Jan 4 Sat | 19:39 | 05:21 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 379240 km |
| Jan 5 Sun | 20:34 | 06:26 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 375081 km |
| Jan 6 Mon | 21:23 | 07:34 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 371724 km |
| Jan 7 Tue | 22:06 | 08:41 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 369329 km |
| Jan 8 Wed | 22:46 | 09:46 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18 days | 367967 km |
| Jan 9 Thu | 23:23 | 10:47 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 367624 km |
| Jan 10 Fri | 23:58 | 11:47 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 368217 km |
| Jan 11 Sat | - | 12:44 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 369611 km |
| Jan 12 Sun | 00:32 | 13:40 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 371649 km |
| Jan 13 Mon | 01:07 | 14:34 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 374166 km |
| Jan 14 Tue | 01:44 | 15:27 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24 days | 377016 km |
| Jan 15 Wed | 02:22 | 16:19 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 380083 km |
| Jan 16 Thu | 03:04 | 17:09 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 383284 km |
| Jan 17 Fri | 03:49 | 17:58 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 386565 km |
| Jan 18 Sat | 04:36 | 18:43 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 389884 km |
| Jan 19 Sun | 05:28 | 19:27 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 393190 km |
| Jan 20 Mon | 06:20 | 20:07 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 396399 km |
| Jan 21 Tue | 07:16 | 20:46 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 399378 km |
| Jan 22 Wed | 08:11 | 21:22 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 401938 km |
| Jan 23 Thu | 09:09 | 21:58 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 403850 km |
| Jan 24 Fri | 10:06 | 22:33 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 404866 km |
| Jan 25 Sat | 11:06 | 23:09 | Waxing Crescent | 31% | 5.5 days | 404765 km |
| Jan 26 Sun | 12:06 | 23:47 | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 403390 km |
| Jan 27 Mon | 13:08 | - | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 400689 km |
| Jan 28 Tue | 14:12 | 00:28 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 396742 km |
| Jan 29 Wed | 15:16 | 01:14 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 391764 km |
| Jan 30 Thu | 16:19 | 02:05 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 386091 km |
| Jan 31 Fri | 17:21 | 03:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 380151 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.