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

Moon: 88.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 4:21:34 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
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Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Cape Town, August 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 9:09 am ↑ (262°) 9:01 pm ↑ (95°) 2:39 am (64.2°) 243,732 94.3%
2 - 9:35 am ↑ (269°) 10:01 pm ↑ (87°) 3:22 am (58.1°) 241,506 88.4%
3 - 10:01 am ↑ (277°) 11:04 pm ↑ (79°) 4:05 am (51.7°) 239,158 80.7%
4 - 10:29 am ↑ (284°) - 4:50 am (45.3°) 236,714 71.3%
5 12:09 am ↑ (72°) 11:00 am ↑ (291°) - 5:38 am (39.4°) 234,225 60.6%
6 1:17 am ↑ (65°) 11:37 am ↑ (297°) - 6:30 am (34.1°) 231,781 49.1%
7 2:28 am ↑ (60°) 12:22 pm ↑ (302°) - 7:27 am (30.0°) 229,513 37.3%
8 3:39 am ↑ (56°) 1:17 pm ↑ (304°) - 8:29 am (27.6°) 227,610 26.0%
9 4:47 am ↑ (55°) 2:22 pm ↑ (304°) - 9:34 am (27.2°) 226,285 16.0%
10 5:46 am ↑ (57°) 3:35 pm ↑ (302°) - 10:39 am (29.0°) 225,740 7.9%
11 6:37 am ↑ (61°) 4:50 pm ↑ (296°) - 11:40 am (32.7°) 226,118 2.5%
12 7:18 am ↑ (67°) 6:03 pm ↑ (290°) - 12:37 pm (38.0°) 227,466 0.1%
13 7:53 am ↑ (75°) 7:14 pm ↑ (282°) - 1:29 pm (44.2°) 229,718 0.8%
14 8:23 am ↑ (83°) 8:20 pm ↑ (274°) - 2:17 pm (50.9°) 232,679 4.2%
15 8:51 am ↑ (90°) 9:24 pm ↑ (266°) - 3:03 pm (57.7°) 236,108 9.9%
16 9:18 am ↑ (98°) 10:27 pm ↑ (258°) - 3:48 pm (64.1°) 239,698 17.5%
17 9:46 am ↑ (105°) 11:28 pm ↑ (251°) - 4:32 pm (70.0°) 243,163 26.3%
18 10:15 am ↑ (112°) - - 5:18 pm (75.1°) 246,226 35.9%
19 - 12:29 am ↑ (245°) 10:48 am ↑ (117°) 6:05 pm (79.2°) 248,690 45.8%
20 - 1:30 am ↑ (240°) 11:25 am ↑ (121°) 6:54 pm (82.1°) 250,401 55.8%
21 - 2:28 am ↑ (237°) 12:08 pm ↑ (124°) 7:45 pm (83.8°) 251,294 65.4%
22 - 3:24 am ↑ (236°) 12:57 pm ↑ (125°) 8:36 pm (84.0°) 251,366 74.4%
23 - 4:15 am ↑ (236°) 1:51 pm ↑ (124°) 9:27 pm (82.9°) 250,682 82.4%
24 - 5:00 am ↑ (238°) 2:49 pm ↑ (121°) 10:17 pm (80.4°) 249,358 89.3%
25 - 5:39 am ↑ (241°) 3:49 pm ↑ (117°) 11:06 pm (76.7°) 247,546 94.7%
26 - 6:14 am ↑ (246°) 4:50 pm ↑ (111°) 11:52 pm (71.9°) 245,413 98.3%
27 - 6:44 am ↑ (252°) 5:51 pm ↑ (105°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
28 - 7:12 am ↑ (259°) 6:52 pm ↑ (97°) 12:36 am (66.3°) 243,117 99.9%
29 - 7:39 am ↑ (266°) 7:54 pm ↑ (90°) 1:20 am (60.2°) 240,802 99.3%
30 - 8:05 am ↑ (274°) 8:57 pm ↑ (82°) 2:04 am (53.8°) 238,575 96.4%
31 - 8:33 am ↑ (282°) 10:01 pm ↑ (74°) 2:49 am (47.3°) 236,506 91.1%
* 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.

Partial Lunar Eclipse visible in Cape Town on Aug 28

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