Cape Town, South Africa · Africa/Johannesburg
Live lunar conditions
Is tonight a Moon night?
A workable Moon night. The best window is 20:00–22:00; cloud cover looks cooperative.
Tonight's verdict
A workable Moon night
Fair
Best window 20:00–22:00 · 2 hrs · Fair (60/100)
Look WSW · 13° above the horizon · 2 hrs
Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
6%
Next moonrise
Tomorrow 07:25
Next moonset
Today 21:48
Open-Meteo hourly forecast for 20:00 local · cached up to 20 min
Waxing Crescent · 6% lit
Altitude 20° · Azimuth 250° · 403,729 km
Southern-hemisphere orientation · NASA LRO surface
Tonight's outlook
The next 24 hours, without the guesswork
A deterministic viewing score, a recommended window, and the weather that could change the plan. All times are local to Cape Town.
Best viewing window
20:00–22:00
2 hrs · look WSW · 13° altitude · 6% mean cloud
Wed 11 Nov · local time in Cape Town
Viewing score
Cloud-weighted, per hour
Fair
Mostly clear during the best window
Not a scientific measurement. The index favours a Moon that is easy to see, not necessarily the sharpest surface detail.
Best time to look
Best contiguous window in the next 24 hours
20:00–22:00
2 hrs · look WSW · 13° altitude
Starts Wed 11 Nov local time. The window is the longest qualifying run at or above 50/100, selected by mean score.
Weather snapshot
Hourly forecast for the selected location
Clear
10%
Cloud cover · 0% chance of precipitation
Moon altitude & cloud cover
Next 24 hours · local time · cloud bars rise from the horizon
Hover or focus an hour for details
Weather: Open-Meteo
| Local time | Moon altitude | Cloud cover | Precipitation chance | Score | Light |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11 Nov 20:00 | 19 degrees | 10% | 0% | 53 out of 100 | Night |
| Wed 11 Nov 21:00 | 8 degrees | 2% | 0% | 67 out of 100 | Night |
| Wed 11 Nov 22:00 | -2 degrees | 7% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Wed 11 Nov 23:00 | -11 degrees | 2% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Thu 12 Nov 00:00 | -19 degrees | 16% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Thu 12 Nov 01:00 | -25 degrees | 15% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Thu 12 Nov 02:00 | -28 degrees | 5% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Thu 12 Nov 03:00 | -29 degrees | 2% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Thu 12 Nov 04:00 | -26 degrees | 2% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Thu 12 Nov 05:00 | -21 degrees | 5% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Thu 12 Nov 06:00 | -13 degrees | 27% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 07:00 | -4 degrees | 11% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 08:00 | 5 degrees | 11% | 0% | 42 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 09:00 | 16 degrees | 13% | 0% | 48 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 10:00 | 27 degrees | 5% | 0% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 11:00 | 39 degrees | 1% | 0% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 12:00 | 51 degrees | 2% | 0% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 13:00 | 63 degrees | 1% | 0% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 14:00 | 75 degrees | 16% | 0% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 15:00 | 84 degrees | 40% | 0% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 16:00 | 76 degrees | 44% | 0% | 54 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 17:00 | 65 degrees | 73% | 0% | 41 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 18:00 | 53 degrees | 100% | 0% | 29 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 19:00 | 40 degrees | 99% | 0% | 26 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 20:00 | 29 degrees | 98% | 0% | 20 out of 100 | Night |
Why this recommendation
- Waxing Crescent at 6% illumination. Only a slim crescent is lit; look soon after sunset or before sunrise, close to the horizon.
- The Moon climbs to about 84° around 15:00.
- Next moonrise: Thu 12 Nov at 07:25.
- Forecast cloud cover averages 6% during the best window, with a 0% chance of precipitation.
Limitations & methodShowHide
- The Moon stays low, so buildings, trees and haze may block the view.
- The viewing score is a convenience index, not a scientific measurement of sky quality.
- The Moon disc on this page is phase-correct but its orientation and surface detail are schematic; libration and parallactic angle are not modelled.
Local context
Moonwatching from Cape Town
At 33.9° S, the Moon follows a relatively high arc. The disc is shown rotated for the southern hemisphere with a NASA LRO surface.
All times on this page use the IANA time zone Africa/Johannesburg, including daylight-saving changes. The weather forecast is for coordinates -33.92°, 18.42°. It can differ across a large metropolitan area.
Want a different place? Use the location selector in the header, or view the live default page.
Next lunar event
Calculated phase · local to Cape Town
Tue
17
Nov
First Quarter Moon
13:48 local · Tue 17 Nov
First Quarter Moon occurs at 13:48 local time in Cape Town on 17 November. Half of the visible disc is lit, and the terminator cuts across the middle. Long shadows make craters along the dividing line stand out.
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