Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for January2055
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-05
- Moonrise
- 21:47
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 17.5 days
- Moonset
- 09:40
- Illumination
- 92%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 Fri | 08:42 | 22:26 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.8 days | 404842 km |
| Jan 2 Sat | 09:36 | 23:00 | Waxing Crescent | 15% | 3.8 days | 405396 km |
| Jan 3 Sun | 10:29 | 23:33 | Waxing Crescent | 24% | 4.8 days | 404943 km |
| Jan 4 Mon | 11:23 | - | First Quarter | 33% | 5.8 days | 403316 km |
| Jan 5 Tue | 12:16 | 00:04 | First Quarter | 43% | 6.8 days | 400429 km |
| Jan 6 Wed | 13:11 | 00:34 | First Quarter | 54% | 7.8 days | 396319 km |
| Jan 7 Thu | 14:06 | 01:06 | First Quarter | 65% | 8.8 days | 391158 km |
| Jan 8 Fri | 15:03 | 01:40 | Waxing Gibbous | 74% | 9.8 days | 385251 km |
| Jan 9 Sat | 16:02 | 02:16 | Waxing Gibbous | 83% | 10.8 days | 379015 km |
| Jan 10 Sun | 17:03 | 02:58 | Waxing Gibbous | 90% | 11.8 days | 372929 km |
| Jan 11 Mon | 18:05 | 03:45 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 12.8 days | 367488 km |
| Jan 12 Tue | 19:05 | 04:38 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.8 days | 363138 km |
| Jan 13 Wed | 20:02 | 05:38 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.8 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 14 Thu | 20:55 | 06:43 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.8 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 15 Fri | 21:43 | 07:52 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.8 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 16 Sat | 22:25 | 09:01 | Waning Gibbous | 90% | 17.8 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 17 Sun | 23:06 | 10:09 | Waning Gibbous | 83% | 18.8 days | 365149 km |
| Jan 18 Mon | 23:44 | 11:16 | Waning Gibbous | 74% | 19.8 days | 369738 km |
| Jan 19 Tue | - | 12:21 | Last Quarter | 64% | 20.8 days | 374978 km |
| Jan 20 Wed | 00:21 | 13:25 | Last Quarter | 54% | 21.8 days | 380449 km |
| Jan 21 Thu | 00:59 | 14:27 | Last Quarter | 43% | 22.8 days | 385770 km |
| Jan 22 Fri | 01:39 | 15:28 | Last Quarter | 33% | 23.8 days | 390640 km |
| Jan 23 Sat | 02:21 | 16:26 | Waning Crescent | 24% | 24.8 days | 394860 km |
| Jan 24 Sun | 03:06 | 17:22 | Waning Crescent | 15% | 25.8 days | 398341 km |
| Jan 25 Mon | 03:55 | 18:14 | Waning Crescent | 8% | 26.8 days | 401083 km |
| Jan 26 Tue | 04:46 | 19:02 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.8 days | 403145 km |
| Jan 27 Wed | 05:39 | 19:45 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.8 days | 404600 km |
| Jan 28 Thu | 06:33 | 20:24 | New Moon | 0% | 0.2 days | 405497 km |
| Jan 29 Fri | 07:28 | 21:00 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.2 days | 405696 km |
| Jan 30 Sat | 08:21 | 21:34 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.2 days | 405530 km |
| Jan 31 Sun | 09:15 | 22:05 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.2 days | 404476 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.