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

Moon: 88.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 4:21:15 am
Moon Direction: 337° North
Moon Altitude: 53.2°
Moon Distance: 240,190 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 2:01 pm
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 1:37 pm
Next Moonset: Today, 9:40 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 4:07 am (295°) 6:22 pm (69°) 11:45 pm (39.6°) 234,318 97.1%
2 - 5:15 am (288°) 6:54 pm (76°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:21 am (280°) 7:21 pm (84°) 12:33 am (45.7°) 236,466 99.7%
4 - 7:24 am (272°) 7:47 pm (92°) 1:18 am (52.2°) 238,953 99.7%
5 - 8:25 am (264°) 8:13 pm (99°) 2:01 am (58.6°) 241,642 97.4%
6 - 9:25 am (257°) 8:39 pm (106°) 2:44 am (64.9°) 244,345 93.1%
7 - 10:24 am (250°) 9:08 pm (112°) 3:27 am (70.5°) 246,849 87.0%
8 - 11:24 am (245°) 9:40 pm (117°) 4:12 am (75.5°) 248,948 79.5%
9 - 12:24 pm (240°) 10:17 pm (122°) 4:58 am (79.5°) 250,450 71.0%
10 - 1:22 pm (237°) 10:59 pm (124°) 5:47 am (82.5°) 251,204 61.8%
11 - 2:18 pm (235°) 11:49 pm (125°) 6:38 am (84.1°) 251,116 52.1%
12 - 3:09 pm (235°) - 7:29 am (84.3°) 250,159 42.3%
13 12:43 am (124°) 3:55 pm (238°) - 8:21 am (83.1°) 248,385 32.7%
14 1:43 am (121°) 4:35 pm (241°) - 9:12 am (80.4°) 245,914 23.5%
15 2:46 am (117°) 5:10 pm (247°) - 10:02 am (76.5°) 242,945 15.3%
16 3:49 am (111°) 5:41 pm (253°) - 10:50 am (71.4°) 239,710 8.4%
17 4:54 am (104°) 6:10 pm (260°) - 11:37 am (65.4°) 236,485 3.4%
18 5:58 am (96°) 6:38 pm (268°) - 12:23 pm (58.7°) 233,527 0.5%
19 7:04 am (87°) 7:06 pm (277°) - 1:09 pm (51.8°) 231,077 0.3%
20 8:12 am (79°) 7:36 pm (285°) - 1:58 pm (44.9°) 229,285 2.8%
21 9:22 am (71°) 8:10 pm (292°) - 2:50 pm (38.5°) 228,249 8.1%
22 10:34 am (64°) 8:49 pm (298°) - 3:45 pm (33.1°) 227,958 16.0%
23 11:48 am (59°) 9:37 pm (303°) - 4:45 pm (29.2°) 228,327 25.9%
24 12:59 pm (56°) 10:33 pm (305°) - 5:47 pm (27.1°) 229,235 37.1%
25 2:04 pm (55°) 11:37 pm (304°) - 6:50 pm (27.1°) 230,542 49.0%
26 2:59 pm (57°) - - 7:51 pm (29.1°) 232,124 60.7%
27 - 12:46 am (301°) 3:45 pm (61°) 8:48 pm (32.7°) 233,888 71.6%
28 - 1:56 am (297°) 4:23 pm (67°) 9:40 pm (37.6°) 235,789 81.2%
29 - 3:04 am (290°) 4:55 pm (74°) 10:28 pm (43.4°) 237,798 89.1%
30 - 4:09 am (283°) 5:23 pm (81°) 11:13 pm (49.7°) 239,900 94.9%
31 - 5:12 am (275°) 5:49 pm (89°) 11:56 pm (56.1°) 242,070 98.5%
* 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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