09 OCT 2026today
11 sept
10 oct
moon phase today in cape town: waning crescent, 1% illuminated
location
tonight
09 OCT 2026
current cycle
11 sept
10 oct
current phase
waning crescent
illum 1%
dist 382,984 km
size 100.4%
sign virgo → libra
current cycle
cycle #33011 SEPT — 10 OCT
selected day09 OCT 2026
selected day — light, position, moon times
phase
waning crescent · retreating
illum
1.2%
age
27.65 days
rise
05:23
set
18:05
tonight's pathcape town
time14:00· now
altitude+46.3°
azimuth306° NW
illuminated1.2%
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
382,984 kmdist Δ
0.4% closersize
100.4% of meanposition
alt / az
46° / 306°sign
virgo→ sign
libra 20:00sun
sunrise
06:14sunset
18:55day length
12h 41mgolden
18:22blue
19:20cycle
next
new moon · —cycle
#330déjà vu
—moon phase today in cape town
the moon is currently in a waning crescent phase, 1% illuminated, in the sign of virgo. it is about average size, at a distance of 382,984 km from earth.
from cape town, the moon rises at 05:23 and sets at 18:05. the sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 18:55.
this is lunation #330. the next full moon is on sat, 26 sept 2026 and the next new moon on sat, 10 oct 2026.
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