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

Moon: 88.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 4:21:41 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

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 9:03 am (289°) 11:09 pm (67°) 3:36 am (41.1°) 234,630 83.6%
2 - 9:38 am (295°) - 4:27 am (35.6°) 232,966 74.3%
3 12:19 am (61°) 10:20 am (301°) - 5:22 am (31.1°) 231,523 63.5%
4 1:29 am (57°) 11:11 am (304°) - 6:22 am (28.2°) 230,324 51.8%
5 2:37 am (55°) 12:11 pm (305°) - 7:24 am (27.1°) 229,426 39.8%
6 3:38 am (56°) 1:19 pm (303°) - 8:27 am (28.1°) 228,911 28.4%
7 4:30 am (59°) 2:31 pm (299°) - 9:28 am (31.0°) 228,877 18.2%
8 5:13 am (65°) 3:44 pm (293°) - 10:25 am (35.6°) 229,420 9.8%
9 5:50 am (71°) 4:54 pm (285°) - 11:18 am (41.3°) 230,600 3.9%
10 6:22 am (79°) 6:01 pm (277°) - 12:07 pm (47.8°) 232,425 0.7%
11 6:50 am (87°) 7:06 pm (269°) - 12:54 pm (54.5°) 234,810 0.2%
12 7:18 am (95°) 8:10 pm (261°) - 1:39 pm (61.1°) 237,624 2.2%
13 7:45 am (102°) 9:12 pm (254°) - 2:24 pm (67.3°) 240,657 6.6%
14 8:14 am (109°) 10:14 pm (248°) - 3:10 pm (72.9°) 243,679 12.8%
15 8:46 am (115°) 11:16 pm (242°) - 3:57 pm (77.5°) 246,434 20.5%
16 9:21 am (119°) - - 4:46 pm (81.0°) 248,705 29.3%
17 - 12:16 am (238°) 10:02 am (123°) 5:36 pm (83.2°) 250,299 38.7%
18 - 1:14 am (236°) 10:49 am (124°) 6:28 pm (84.0°) 251,093 48.5%
19 - 2:07 am (236°) 11:41 am (124°) 7:19 pm (83.5°) 251,028 58.2%
20 - 2:54 am (237°) 12:37 pm (122°) 8:09 pm (81.5°) 250,119 67.7%
21 - 3:36 am (240°) 1:36 pm (119°) 8:58 pm (78.3°) 248,454 76.6%
22 - 4:12 am (244°) 2:37 pm (114°) 9:45 pm (74.0°) 246,180 84.6%
23 - 4:44 am (250°) 3:38 pm (108°) 10:30 pm (68.8°) 243,496 91.3%
24 - 5:13 am (256°) 4:39 pm (101°) 11:14 pm (62.8°) 240,617 96.3%
25 - 5:40 am (263°) 5:41 pm (93°) 11:58 pm (56.4°) 237,777 99.2%
26 - 6:07 am (271°) 6:44 pm (85°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
27 - 6:34 am (279°) 7:49 pm (77°) 12:43 am (49.8°) 235,182 99.9%
28 - 7:04 am (286°) 8:57 pm (70°) 1:31 am (43.4°) 232,996 97.9%
29 - 7:39 am (293°) 10:08 pm (63°) 2:22 am (37.4°) 231,320 93.3%
30 - 8:19 am (299°) 11:20 pm (58°) 3:17 am (32.5°) 230,201 86.2%
* 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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