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Cape Town, South Africa — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, February 2026

Moon: 93.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 9:41:26 am
Moon Direction: 268° West
Moon Altitude: -13.2°
Moon Distance: 237,633 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 2:01 pm
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 1:37 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:22 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Cape Town, February 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Feb Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:13 am (298°) 7:50 pm (66°) 12:08 am (31.6°) 228,866 98.6%
2 - 6:25 am (292°) 8:25 pm (72°) 1:04 am (36.4°) 230,857 100.0%
3 - 7:34 am (284°) 8:55 pm (80°) 1:55 am (42.3°) 233,533 98.5%
4 - 8:38 am (276°) 9:22 pm (88°) 2:42 am (48.7°) 236,688 94.6%
5 - 9:40 am (269°) 9:47 pm (95°) 3:27 am (55.2°) 240,061 88.7%
6 - 10:40 am (261°) 10:13 pm (102°) 4:09 am (61.5°) 243,372 81.1%
7 - 11:39 am (254°) 10:40 pm (109°) 4:51 am (67.5°) 246,347 72.5%
8 - 12:38 pm (248°) 11:09 pm (115°) 5:35 am (72.8°) 248,764 63.2%
9 - 1:37 pm (242°) 11:43 pm (119°) 6:19 am (77.3°) 250,447 53.4%
10 - 2:36 pm (238°) - 7:06 am (80.9°) 251,295 43.7%
11 12:22 am (123°) 3:34 pm (236°) - 7:56 am (83.3°) 251,274 34.2%
12 1:07 am (125°) 4:28 pm (235°) - 8:47 am (84.4°) 250,424 25.2%
13 1:59 am (125°) 5:17 pm (236°) - 9:40 am (84.0°) 248,855 17.1%
14 2:57 am (123°) 6:01 pm (239°) - 10:32 am (82.1°) 246,725 10.2%
15 3:59 am (119°) 6:39 pm (244°) - 11:23 am (78.8°) 244,240 4.8%
16 5:02 am (114°) 7:12 pm (249°) - 12:12 pm (74.3°) 241,601 1.3%
17 6:06 am (108°) 7:42 pm (256°) - 12:59 pm (68.7°) 239,016 0.0%
18 7:11 am (100°) 8:10 pm (264°) - 1:45 pm (62.5°) 236,642 1.1%
19 8:15 am (92°) 8:37 pm (272°) - 2:31 pm (55.7°) 234,600 4.7%
20 9:19 am (84°) 9:05 pm (280°) - 3:17 pm (48.9°) 232,938 10.8%
21 10:26 am (76°) 9:35 pm (287°) - 4:05 pm (42.4°) 231,678 19.1%
22 11:35 am (68°) 10:10 pm (294°) - 4:56 pm (36.5°) 230,789 29.1%
23 12:46 pm (62°) 10:51 pm (300°) - 5:51 pm (31.6°) 230,239 40.4%
24 1:58 pm (57°) 11:40 pm (304°) - 6:51 pm (28.3°) 230,001 52.2%
25 3:07 pm (55°) - - 7:53 pm (26.8°) 230,082 64.0%
26 - 12:39 am (305°) 4:09 pm (55°) 8:56 pm (27.4°) 230,511 75.0%
27 - 1:45 am (304°) 5:02 pm (58°) 9:56 pm (30.0°) 231,334 84.5%
28 - 2:56 am (300°) 5:46 pm (63°) 10:53 pm (34.2°) 232,596 91.9%
* All times are local time for Cape Town. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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