22 OCT 2026

moon phase today in cape town: waxing gibbous, 85% illuminated

waxing gibbous — 85% illum — cape town
location
tonight
22 OCT 2026
current cycle

10 oct

09 nov

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current phase
waxing gibbous
illum 85%
dist 390,655 km
size 98.4%
sign pisces → aries

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current cycle

cycle #33110 OCT — 09 NOV
selected day22 OCT 2026

selected day — light, position, moon times

phase
waxing gibbous · building
illum
84.6%
age
11.12 days
rise
15:25
set
03:40
tonight's pathcape town
+60°+30°0°-30°-60°0006121824moonsunrise15:25 · 96°Eset03:40 · 261°W
time14:00· now
altitude-16.3°
azimuth108° E
illuminated84.6%
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
390,655 km
dist Δ
1.6% farther
size
98.4% of mean

position

alt / az
-16° / 108°
sign
pisces
→ sign
aries 12:00

sun

sunrise
05:57
sunset
19:06
day length
13h 8m
golden
18:32
blue
19:31

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moon phase today in cape town

the moon is currently in a waxing gibbous phase, 85% illuminated, in the sign of pisces. it is about average size, at a distance of 390,655 km from earth.

from cape town, the moon rises at 15:25 and sets at 03:40. the sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 19:06.

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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