Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May2058
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-06
- Moonrise
- 22:13
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 18.5 days
- Moonset
- 10:40
- Illumination
- 85%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-06
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Day Length
- 13h 37m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Wed | 14:34 | 00:09 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 380552 km |
| May 2 Thu | 15:08 | 01:06 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 385090 km |
| May 3 Fri | 15:39 | 02:04 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 389306 km |
| May 4 Sat | 16:07 | 03:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 393082 km |
| May 5 Sun | 16:36 | 04:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 396375 km |
| May 6 Mon | 17:06 | 05:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 399193 km |
| May 7 Tue | 17:38 | 06:06 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 401560 km |
| May 8 Wed | 18:13 | 07:12 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 403481 km |
| May 9 Thu | 18:55 | 08:21 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 404908 km |
| May 10 Fri | 19:44 | 09:31 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 405696 km |
| May 11 Sat | 20:40 | 10:40 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 405696 km |
| May 12 Sun | 21:45 | 11:45 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 404949 km |
| May 13 Mon | 22:52 | 12:41 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 402994 km |
| May 14 Tue | - | 13:29 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 399853 km |
| May 15 Wed | 00:02 | 14:10 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 395541 km |
| May 16 Thu | 01:10 | 14:46 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 390210 km |
| May 17 Fri | 02:15 | 15:18 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 384145 km |
| May 18 Sat | 03:20 | 15:48 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 377751 km |
| May 19 Sun | 04:22 | 16:18 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 371512 km |
| May 20 Mon | 05:24 | 16:48 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 365933 km |
| May 21 Tue | 06:25 | 17:21 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 363104 km |
| May 22 Wed | 07:27 | 17:57 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 363104 km |
| May 23 Thu | 08:27 | 18:36 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 24 Fri | 09:25 | 19:21 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 25 Sat | 10:19 | 20:10 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 26 Sun | 11:09 | 21:03 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 364379 km |
| May 27 Mon | 11:54 | 21:59 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 369451 km |
| May 28 Tue | 12:32 | 22:55 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 375221 km |
| May 29 Wed | 13:07 | 23:53 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 381222 km |
| May 30 Thu | 13:39 | - | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 387020 km |
| May 31 Fri | 14:07 | 00:50 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 392264 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.