Moon Phases in Cape Town
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May2099
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-15
- Moonrise
- 03:59
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 27.1 days
- Moonset
- 18:39
- Illumination
- 6%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-15
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Day Length
- 13h 20m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Fri | 16:06 | 03:23 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 405696 km |
| May 2 Sat | 16:35 | 04:33 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 405358 km |
| May 3 Sun | 17:07 | 05:44 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 404172 km |
| May 4 Mon | 17:41 | 06:55 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 402364 km |
| May 5 Tue | 18:21 | 08:07 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 400090 km |
| May 6 Wed | 19:07 | 09:19 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 397448 km |
| May 7 Thu | 20:01 | 10:26 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 394483 km |
| May 8 Fri | 21:00 | 11:27 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 391202 km |
| May 9 Sat | 22:01 | 12:17 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 387610 km |
| May 10 Sun | 23:03 | 12:59 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 383737 km |
| May 11 Mon | - | 13:35 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 379671 km |
| May 12 Tue | 00:04 | 14:04 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 375567 km |
| May 13 Wed | 01:02 | 14:30 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 371648 km |
| May 14 Thu | 01:58 | 14:54 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 368184 km |
| May 15 Fri | 02:53 | 15:17 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 365466 km |
| May 16 Sat | 03:49 | 15:40 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 363768 km |
| May 17 Sun | 04:45 | 16:05 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 363311 km |
| May 18 Mon | 05:45 | 16:33 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 364227 km |
| May 19 Tue | 06:46 | 17:06 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 366538 km |
| May 20 Wed | 07:51 | 17:45 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 370140 km |
| May 21 Thu | 08:56 | 18:33 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 374806 km |
| May 22 Fri | 10:00 | 19:30 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 380202 km |
| May 23 Sat | 10:57 | 20:34 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 385915 km |
| May 24 Sun | 11:48 | 21:44 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 391498 km |
| May 25 Mon | 12:30 | 22:54 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 396513 km |
| May 26 Tue | 13:06 | - | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 400586 km |
| May 27 Wed | 13:38 | 00:04 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 403442 km |
| May 28 Thu | 14:07 | 01:13 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 404936 km |
| May 29 Fri | 14:36 | 02:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 405058 km |
| May 30 Sat | 15:05 | 03:28 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 403925 km |
| May 31 Sun | 15:38 | 04:37 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 401748 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.