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

Moon: 88.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 4:21:47 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 337° North
Moon Altitude: 53.2°
Moon Distance: 240,191 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
Location of Cape Town Location

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 7:02 am ↑ (249°) 5:40 pm ↑ (113°) 12:02 am (71.7°) 248,608 99.3%
2 - 8:02 am ↑ (244°) 6:13 pm ↑ (118°) 12:47 am (76.4°) 250,088 99.8%
3 - 9:02 am ↑ (239°) 6:52 pm ↑ (122°) 1:34 am (80.1°) 251,228 98.4%
4 - 9:59 am ↑ (237°) 7:36 pm ↑ (124°) 2:23 am (82.7°) 251,954 95.1%
5 - 10:54 am ↑ (235°) 8:26 pm ↑ (124°) 3:14 am (84.0°) 252,173 90.0%
6 - 11:43 am ↑ (236°) 9:21 pm ↑ (123°) 4:06 am (83.9°) 251,794 83.5%
7 - 12:26 pm ↑ (239°) 10:20 pm ↑ (120°) 4:56 am (82.3°) 250,739 75.7%
8 - 1:04 pm ↑ (243°) 11:20 pm ↑ (115°) 5:46 am (79.5°) 248,965 66.7%
9 - 1:37 pm ↑ (248°) - 6:33 am (75.5°) 246,475 57.0%
10 12:21 am ↑ (110°) 2:07 pm ↑ (254°) - 7:18 am (70.5°) 243,340 46.7%
11 1:23 am ↑ (103°) 2:34 pm ↑ (261°) - 8:03 am (64.7°) 239,694 36.3%
12 2:25 am ↑ (95°) 3:01 pm ↑ (269°) - 8:48 am (58.3°) 235,757 26.1%
13 3:29 am ↑ (87°) 3:29 pm ↑ (277°) - 9:34 am (51.6°) 231,805 16.8%
14 4:36 am ↑ (79°) 4:00 pm ↑ (285°) - 10:22 am (44.8°) 228,186 9.0%
15 5:47 am ↑ (71°) 4:35 pm ↑ (292°) - 11:15 am (38.4°) 225,230 3.3%
16 7:02 am ↑ (64°) 5:17 pm ↑ (299°) - 12:13 pm (32.9°) 223,265 0.4%
17 8:19 am ↑ (59°) 6:09 pm ↑ (303°) - 1:16 pm (29.0°) 222,505 0.8%
18 9:34 am ↑ (56°) 7:11 pm ↑ (305°) - 2:23 pm (27.2°) 223,011 4.5%
19 10:41 am ↑ (56°) 8:21 pm ↑ (303°) - 3:30 pm (27.7°) 224,689 11.1%
20 11:37 am ↑ (59°) 9:34 pm ↑ (300°) - 4:33 pm (30.4°) 227,301 20.1%
21 12:22 pm ↑ (64°) 10:46 pm ↑ (294°) - 5:31 pm (34.7°) 230,535 30.5%
22 12:59 pm ↑ (70°) 11:54 pm ↑ (287°) - 6:23 pm (40.1°) 234,053 41.6%
23 1:30 pm ↑ (77°) - - 7:10 pm (46.1°) 237,591 52.8%
24 - 12:59 am ↑ (280°) 1:57 pm ↑ (84°) 7:54 pm (52.3°) 240,923 63.5%
25 - 2:00 am ↑ (272°) 2:23 pm ↑ (92°) 8:36 pm (58.6°) 243,911 73.2%
26 - 2:59 am ↑ (265°) 2:48 pm ↑ (99°) 9:18 pm (64.6°) 246,471 81.7%
27 - 3:57 am ↑ (258°) 3:14 pm ↑ (106°) 10:01 pm (70.1°) 248,575 88.8%
28 - 4:56 am ↑ (251°) 3:42 pm ↑ (112°) 10:45 pm (75.0°) 250,218 94.2%
29 - 5:55 am ↑ (245°) 4:14 pm ↑ (117°) 11:31 pm (79.0°) 251,413 97.9%
30 - 6:54 am ↑ (241°) 4:51 pm ↑ (121°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 7:53 am ↑ (237°) 5:33 pm ↑ (123°) 12:19 am (81.9°) 252,172 99.6%
* 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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