12 OCT 2026today
10 oct
09 nov
moon phase today in cape town: waxing crescent, 4% illuminated
location
tonight
12 OCT 2026
current cycle
10 oct
09 nov
current phase
waxing crescent
illum 4%
dist 396,588 km
size 96.9%
sign scorpio → sagittarius
current cycle
cycle #33110 OCT — 09 NOV
selected day12 OCT 2026
selected day — light, position, moon times
phase
waxing crescent · building
illum
4.2%
age
1.12 days
rise
06:48
set
21:10
tonight's pathcape town
time14:00· now
altitude+76.0°
azimuth356° N
illuminated4.2%
positionover 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
396,588 kmdist Δ
3.2% farthersize
96.9% of meanposition
alt / az
76° / 356°sign
scorpio→ sign
sagittarius 09:00sun
sunrise
06:10sunset
18:57day length
12h 47mgolden
18:24blue
19:23cycle
next
first quarter · —cycle
#331déjà vu
—moon phase today in cape town
the moon is currently in a waxing crescent phase, 4% illuminated, in the sign of scorpio. it is slightly smaller than average, at a distance of 396,588 km from earth.
from cape town, the moon rises at 06:48 and sets at 21:10. the sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 18:57.
this is lunation #331. the next full moon is on mon, 26 oct 2026 and the next new moon on mon, 09 nov 2026.
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