| Current Time: | Aug 13, 2025 at 6:01:21 pm |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | 129.91° SE↑ |
| Moon Altitude: | -56.10° |
| Moon Distance: | 229,699 mi |
| Next New Moon: | Aug 23, 2025, 8:06 am |
| Next Full Moon: | Sep 7, 2025, 8:08 pm |
| Next Moonrise: | Today, 10:56 pm |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Cape Town, December 2025
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| 2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| 1 | - | 2:30 am | ↑ (279°) | 3:51 pm | ↑ (76°) | 9:31 pm | (42.5°) | 225,812 | 85.6% | |
| 2 | - | 3:02 am | ↑ (287°) | 5:04 pm | ↑ (68°) | 10:26 pm | (36.3°) | 223,361 | 93.1% | |
| 3 | - | 3:40 am | ↑ (295°) | 6:21 pm | ↑ (62°) | 11:26 pm | (31.2°) | 222,007 | 98.0% | |
| 4 | - | 4:25 am | ↑ (301°) | 7:39 pm | ↑ (57°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
 5 | - | 5:21 am | ↑ (304°) | 8:52 pm | ↑ (55°) | 12:32 am | (27.9°) | 221,948 | 99.8% | |
| 6 | - | 6:27 am | ↑ (305°) | 9:56 pm | ↑ (56°) | 1:39 am | (26.9°) | 223,229 | 98.2% | |
| 7 | - | 7:39 am | ↑ (303°) | 10:47 pm | ↑ (60°) | 2:46 am | (28.3°) | 225,714 | 93.6% | |
| 8 | - | 8:52 am | ↑ (298°) | 11:29 pm | ↑ (65°) | 3:47 am | (31.6°) | 229,116 | 86.5% | |
| 9 | - | 10:02 am | ↑ (292°) | - | 4:42 am | (36.3°) | 233,053 | 77.5% | ||
| 10 | 12:02 am | ↑ (72°) | 11:08 am | ↑ (285°) | - | 5:32 am | (41.9°) | 237,162 | 67.5% | |
 11 | 12:31 am | ↑ (79°) | 12:10 pm | ↑ (277°) | - | 6:17 am | (48.0°) | 241,109 | 57.1% | |
| 12 | 12:57 am | ↑ (86°) | 1:09 pm | ↑ (270°) | - | 6:59 am | (54.2°) | 244,642 | 46.7% | |
| 13 | 1:21 am | ↑ (94°) | 2:06 pm | ↑ (263°) | - | 7:39 am | (60.3°) | 247,581 | 36.8% | |
| 14 | 1:45 am | ↑ (101°) | 3:03 pm | ↑ (256°) | - | 8:20 am | (66.0°) | 249,839 | 27.6% | |
| 15 | 2:11 am | ↑ (107°) | 4:00 pm | ↑ (250°) | - | 9:01 am | (71.4°) | 251,383 | 19.4% | |
| 16 | 2:39 am | ↑ (113°) | 4:58 pm | ↑ (244°) | - | 9:45 am | (76.0°) | 252,241 | 12.3% | |
| 17 | 3:11 am | ↑ (118°) | 5:57 pm | ↑ (240°) | - | 10:31 am | (79.8°) | 252,475 | 6.7% | |
| 18 | 3:49 am | ↑ (122°) | 6:55 pm | ↑ (237°) | - | 11:19 am | (82.6°) | 252,165 | 2.8% | |
| 19 | 4:32 am | ↑ (124°) | 7:50 pm | ↑ (235°) | - | 12:10 pm | (84.0°) | 251,397 | 0.6% | |
 20 | 5:22 am | ↑ (125°) | 8:41 pm | ↑ (236°) | - | 1:03 pm | (84.1°) | 250,245 | 0.3% | |
| 21 | 6:19 am | ↑ (123°) | 9:26 pm | ↑ (238°) | - | 1:55 pm | (82.6°) | 248,765 | 2.0% | |
| 22 | 7:19 am | ↑ (120°) | 10:05 pm | ↑ (242°) | - | 2:46 pm | (79.8°) | 246,985 | 5.8% | |
| 23 | 8:21 am | ↑ (116°) | 10:39 pm | ↑ (248°) | - | 3:34 pm | (75.7°) | 244,923 | 11.4% | |
| 24 | 9:23 am | ↑ (110°) | 11:09 pm | ↑ (254°) | - | 4:21 pm | (70.6°) | 242,576 | 18.8% | |
| 25 | 10:25 am | ↑ (103°) | 11:37 pm | ↑ (261°) | - | 5:06 pm | (64.8°) | 239,964 | 27.7% | |
| 26 | 11:27 am | ↑ (95°) | - | - | 5:50 pm | (58.4°) | 237,118 | 37.9% | ||
 27 | - | 12:03 am | ↑ (269°) | 12:30 pm | ↑ (87°) | 6:35 pm | (51.7°) | 234,132 | 48.9% | |
| 28 | - | 12:30 am | ↑ (277°) | 1:35 pm | ↑ (79°) | 7:22 pm | (45.1°) | 231,144 | 60.4% | |
| 29 | - | 1:00 am | ↑ (284°) | 2:44 pm | ↑ (71°) | 8:12 pm | (38.8°) | 228,371 | 71.5% | |
| 30 | - | 1:33 am | ↑ (292°) | 3:56 pm | ↑ (64°) | 9:08 pm | (33.3°) | 226,055 | 81.8% | |
| 31 | - | 2:13 am | ↑ (298°) | 5:12 pm | ↑ (59°) | 10:09 pm | (29.3°) | 224,488 | 90.3% | |
| * 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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