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Cape Town, South Africa — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 64.6%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 17, 2024 at 2:53:46 am
Sunrise Today: 7:33 am 67° East
Sunset Today: 5:51 pm 293° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 2:45 pm 82° East
Moonset Today: 1:41 am 281° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 19 minutes (-1m 22s)
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Today's Sun Position in Cape Town

Time:2:53 am
Altitude:-57.5°
Direction:108° E
Phase:Night

Day length today: 10h 18m 31s (May 17, 2024)

1 minute, 22 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 16, 2024)

25 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

4 hours, 6 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cape Town Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:06 am
Astro. Twilight6:06 am – 6:36 am
Nautical Twilight6:36 am – 7:06 am
Civil Twilight7:06 am – 7:33 am
Daylight7:33 am – 5:51 pm
Civil Twilight5:51 pm – 6:18 pm
Nautical Twilight6:18 pm – 6:48 pm
Astro. Twilight6:48 pm – 7:18 pm
Night7:18 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cape Town - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 177:33 am5:51 pm10:18:31−1:2212:42 pm (36.6°)94.012
May 187:34 am5:51 pm10:17:11−1:2012:42 pm (36.4°)94.030
May 197:34 am5:50 pm10:15:52−1:1812:42 pm (36.2°)94.049
May 207:35 am5:50 pm10:14:35−1:1612:42 pm (36.0°)94.067
May 217:36 am5:49 pm10:13:20−1:1512:42 pm (35.8°)94.085
May 227:36 am5:48 pm10:12:07−1:1312:43 pm (35.6°)94.103
May 237:37 am5:48 pm10:10:56−1:1112:43 pm (35.4°)94.120
* All times are local time for Cape Town. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Cape Town

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Cape Town - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 17-1:41 am2:45 pm8:37 pm(50.6°)251,43171.2%
May 18-2:36 am3:08 pm9:16 pm(56.5°)251,06879.5%
May 19-3:31 am3:31 pm9:55 pm(62.3°)250,02486.8%
May 20-4:27 am3:56 pm10:36 pm(68.0°)248,43092.7%
May 21-5:25 am4:23 pm11:20 pm(73.4°)246,43997.1%
May 22-6:26 am4:54 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 23-7:29 am5:31 pm12:07 am(78.0°)244,20899.5%
* 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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Planets Visible in the Sky in Cape Town This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 17, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 5:30 amFri 4:45 pmFri 11:08 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusFri 7:09 amFri 5:37 pmFri 12:23 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 4:01 amFri 3:44 pmFri 9:53 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 7:38 amFri 5:56 pmFri 12:47 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnFri 2:03 amFri 2:42 pmFri 8:22 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 7:17 amFri 5:38 pmFri 12:27 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 2:58 amFri 3:09 pmFri 9:04 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Cape Town.

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