Moonrise Moment

Cape Town · South Africa

Lunar eclipses in Cape Town.

Next clear-horizon opportunity at maximum: Penumbral lunar eclipse on Sunday, February 21, 2027 at 1:14 AM GMT+2, when the Moon is about 45° above the horizon.

8 of the next 11 listed lunar eclipse peaks occur with the Moon above the local geometric horizon.

partial lunar eclipse

Partial lunar eclipse

Above horizon11° up at maximum

penumbral lunar eclipse

Penumbral lunar eclipse

Above horizon45° up at maximum

penumbral lunar eclipse

Penumbral lunar eclipse

Below horizon22° below at maximum

partial lunar eclipse

Partial lunar eclipse

Below horizon5° below at maximum

partial lunar eclipse

Partial lunar eclipse

Above horizon30° up at maximum

Blood moon

Total lunar eclipse

Below horizon13° below at maximum

Blood moon

Total lunar eclipse

Above horizon29° up at maximum

Blood moon

Total lunar eclipse

Above horizon32° up at maximum

partial lunar eclipse

Partial lunar eclipse

Above horizon33° up at maximum

penumbral lunar eclipse

Penumbral lunar eclipse

Above horizon33° up at maximum

Personal sky calendar

What will your sky see?

Choose a city or use your exact location. We’ll translate every eclipse into local time and check the Moon against your horizon.

Exact coordinates stay in your browser. City selections use the published city-center coordinates.

Select a city or locate yourself to reveal the eclipses that happen above your horizon.

How this calendar works.

Times are converted to Cape Town local time using the IANA time zone database. Visibility is calculated from the Moon’s altitude at NASA’s published moment of greatest eclipse using -33.9249°, 18.4241° as the city-center location.

Terrain, buildings, haze, and the full duration of each eclipse can change what you actually observe. Use the interactive planner with your exact location for a more personal horizon check.