Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2084
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-12
- Moonrise
- 01:07
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 24.1 days
- Moonset
- 16:28
- Illumination
- 30%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-12
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Day Length
- 13h 26m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Fri | 09:00 | 23:13 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 2 Sat | 10:11 | 23:52 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 366202 km |
| Dec 3 Sun | 11:20 | - | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 370543 km |
| Dec 4 Mon | 12:25 | 00:25 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 375454 km |
| Dec 5 Tue | 13:30 | 00:57 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 380552 km |
| Dec 6 Wed | 14:32 | 01:28 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 385499 km |
| Dec 7 Thu | 15:35 | 01:59 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.5 days | 390039 km |
| Dec 8 Fri | 16:37 | 02:32 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.5 days | 394013 km |
| Dec 9 Sat | 17:38 | 03:09 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 397358 km |
| Dec 10 Sun | 18:37 | 03:50 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 400085 km |
| Dec 11 Mon | 19:33 | 04:35 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 402244 km |
| Dec 12 Tue | 20:22 | 05:26 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 403883 km |
| Dec 13 Wed | 21:07 | 06:19 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 405012 km |
| Dec 14 Thu | 21:46 | 07:16 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 405582 km |
| Dec 15 Fri | 22:20 | 08:12 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 405484 km |
| Dec 16 Sat | 22:50 | 09:09 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 404566 km |
| Dec 17 Sun | 23:19 | 10:04 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 402675 km |
| Dec 18 Mon | 23:46 | 11:00 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.5 days | 399702 km |
| Dec 19 Tue | - | 11:56 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 395629 km |
| Dec 20 Wed | 00:12 | 12:52 | Last Quarter | 47% | 22.5 days | 390557 km |
| Dec 21 Thu | 00:40 | 13:51 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 384726 km |
| Dec 22 Fri | 01:11 | 14:53 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 378495 km |
| Dec 23 Sat | 01:46 | 15:58 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.5 days | 372319 km |
| Dec 24 Sun | 02:27 | 17:06 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 366692 km |
| Dec 25 Mon | 03:17 | 18:13 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 26 Tue | 04:15 | 19:18 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 27 Wed | 05:23 | 20:15 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 28 Thu | 06:36 | 21:05 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.9 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 29 Fri | 07:50 | 21:47 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 1.9 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 30 Sat | 09:03 | 22:24 | Waxing Crescent | 9% | 2.9 days | 363843 km |
| Dec 31 Sun | 10:13 | 22:58 | Waxing Crescent | 16% | 3.9 days | 368859 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.