02 SEPT 2026today
12 aug
11 sept
moon phase today in cape town: waning gibbous, 70% illuminated
location
tonight
02 SEPT 2026
current cycle
12 aug
11 sept
current phase
waning gibbous
illum 70%
dist 368,741 km
size 104.2%
sign taurus → gemini
current cycle
cycle #32912 AUG — 11 SEPT
selected day02 SEPT 2026
selected day — light, position, moon times
phase
waning gibbous · retreating
illum
70.3%
age
20.18 days
rise
00:17
set
09:41
tonight's pathcape town
time14:00· now
altitude-50.5°
azimuth262° W
illuminated70.3%
positionunder horizon
this chart shows where the moon sits in the sky across the day. the line above the horizon means the moon is up and you can see it; below means it has dipped out of sight. the dashed line is the sun, drawn for comparison so you can see when day and night are. drag across the chart to scrub through the hours.
distance & size
dist
368,741 kmdist Δ
4.1% closersize
104.2% of meanposition
alt / az
-51° / 262°sign
taurus→ sign
gemini 09:00sun
sunrise
07:05sunset
18:30day length
11h 24mgolden
17:56blue
18:55cycle
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#329déjà vu
—moon phase today in cape town
the moon is currently in a waning gibbous phase, 70% illuminated, in the sign of taurus. it is slightly larger than average, at a distance of 368,741 km from earth.
from cape town, the moon rises at 00:17 and sets at 09:41. the sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 18:30.
this is lunation #329. the next full moon is on fri, 28 aug 2026 and the next new moon on fri, 11 sept 2026.
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