Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August2068
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-08
- Moonrise
- 23:09
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 20.5 days
- Moonset
- 12:38
- Illumination
- 67%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-08
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 19:47
- Day Length
- 13h 33m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Wed | 09:04 | 21:22 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.6 days | 382106 km |
| Aug 2 Thu | 09:34 | 22:15 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.6 days | 378971 km |
| Aug 3 Fri | 10:03 | 23:09 | Waxing Crescent | 22% | 4.6 days | 376146 km |
| Aug 4 Sat | 10:34 | - | First Quarter | 32% | 5.6 days | 373678 km |
| Aug 5 Sun | 11:08 | 00:03 | First Quarter | 42% | 6.6 days | 371623 km |
| Aug 6 Mon | 11:46 | 00:59 | First Quarter | 53% | 7.6 days | 370058 km |
| Aug 7 Tue | 12:28 | 01:56 | First Quarter | 63% | 8.6 days | 369071 km |
| Aug 8 Wed | 13:17 | 02:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 73% | 9.6 days | 368761 km |
| Aug 9 Thu | 14:12 | 03:48 | Waxing Gibbous | 82% | 10.6 days | 369221 km |
| Aug 10 Fri | 15:13 | 04:41 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.6 days | 370519 km |
| Aug 11 Sat | 16:18 | 05:32 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.6 days | 372685 km |
| Aug 12 Sun | 17:28 | 06:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.6 days | 375694 km |
| Aug 13 Mon | 18:37 | 07:02 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.6 days | 379448 km |
| Aug 14 Tue | 19:48 | 07:42 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.6 days | 383772 km |
| Aug 15 Wed | 20:58 | 08:21 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.6 days | 388416 km |
| Aug 16 Thu | 22:07 | 08:59 | Waning Gibbous | 91% | 17.6 days | 393063 km |
| Aug 17 Fri | 23:16 | 09:39 | Waning Gibbous | 84% | 18.6 days | 397359 km |
| Aug 18 Sat | - | 10:21 | Waning Gibbous | 76% | 19.6 days | 400945 km |
| Aug 19 Sun | 00:22 | 11:06 | Last Quarter | 66% | 20.6 days | 403503 km |
| Aug 20 Mon | 01:26 | 11:54 | Last Quarter | 56% | 21.6 days | 404791 km |
| Aug 21 Tue | 02:25 | 12:46 | Last Quarter | 45% | 22.6 days | 404680 km |
| Aug 22 Wed | 03:20 | 13:41 | Last Quarter | 34% | 23.6 days | 403171 km |
| Aug 23 Thu | 04:08 | 14:37 | Waning Crescent | 25% | 24.6 days | 400397 km |
| Aug 24 Fri | 04:51 | 15:35 | Waning Crescent | 16% | 25.6 days | 396605 km |
| Aug 25 Sat | 05:30 | 16:31 | Waning Crescent | 9% | 26.6 days | 392123 km |
| Aug 26 Sun | 06:04 | 17:27 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.6 days | 387321 km |
| Aug 27 Mon | 06:36 | 18:21 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.6 days | 382565 km |
| Aug 28 Tue | 07:07 | 19:15 | New Moon | 0% | 0.1 days | 378185 km |
| Aug 29 Wed | 07:37 | 20:09 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1.1 days | 374445 km |
| Aug 30 Thu | 08:06 | 21:03 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.1 days | 371528 km |
| Aug 31 Fri | 08:36 | 21:57 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3.1 days | 369533 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.