Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August2096
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-14
- Moonrise
- 02:57
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 26.4 days
- Moonset
- 18:01
- Illumination
- 11%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-14
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Day Length
- 13h 22m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Wed | 15:23 | 05:37 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 398647 km |
| Aug 2 Thu | 16:20 | 06:29 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 395006 km |
| Aug 3 Fri | 17:22 | 07:18 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 391099 km |
| Aug 4 Sat | 18:26 | 08:00 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 387181 km |
| Aug 5 Sun | 19:32 | 08:38 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 383450 km |
| Aug 6 Mon | 20:37 | 09:12 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 380046 km |
| Aug 7 Tue | 21:43 | 09:43 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18 days | 377059 km |
| Aug 8 Wed | 22:48 | 10:13 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 374537 km |
| Aug 9 Thu | 23:55 | 10:43 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 372512 km |
| Aug 10 Fri | - | 11:16 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 371005 km |
| Aug 11 Sat | 01:04 | 11:52 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 370046 km |
| Aug 12 Sun | 02:14 | 12:33 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 369669 km |
| Aug 13 Mon | 03:24 | 13:22 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24 days | 369918 km |
| Aug 14 Tue | 04:32 | 14:18 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 370834 km |
| Aug 15 Wed | 05:34 | 15:22 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 372454 km |
| Aug 16 Thu | 06:27 | 16:29 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 374788 km |
| Aug 17 Fri | 07:13 | 17:37 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28 days | 377810 km |
| Aug 18 Sat | 07:51 | 18:43 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 381441 km |
| Aug 19 Sun | 08:23 | 19:46 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 385538 km |
| Aug 20 Mon | 08:52 | 20:45 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 389889 km |
| Aug 21 Tue | 09:19 | 21:43 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 394219 km |
| Aug 22 Wed | 09:45 | 22:40 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 398205 km |
| Aug 23 Thu | 10:11 | 23:37 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 401512 km |
| Aug 24 Fri | 10:39 | - | Waxing Crescent | 31% | 5.5 days | 403827 km |
| Aug 25 Sat | 11:10 | 00:34 | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 404903 km |
| Aug 26 Sun | 11:45 | 01:32 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 404595 km |
| Aug 27 Mon | 12:25 | 02:29 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 402884 km |
| Aug 28 Tue | 13:12 | 03:26 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 399885 km |
| Aug 29 Wed | 14:06 | 04:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 395833 km |
| Aug 30 Thu | 15:06 | 05:10 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.5 days | 391062 km |
| Aug 31 Fri | 16:10 | 05:55 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 385957 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.