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

Moon: 88.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 27, 2024 at 12:25:31 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:18 am 74° East
Sunset Today: 6:09 pm 287° West
Moonrise Today: 8:20 pm 124° Southeast
Moonset Today: 10:42 am 237° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 51 minutes (-1m 49s)
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Today's Sun Position in Cape Town

Time:12:25 pm
Altitude:41.8°
Direction:6° N
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 10h 50m 40s (Apr 27, 2024)

1 minute, 49 seconds shorter than yesterday (Apr 26, 2024)

57 minutes, 8 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

3 hours, 34 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cape Town Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:53 am
Astro. Twilight5:53 am – 6:23 am
Nautical Twilight6:23 am – 6:52 am
Civil Twilight6:52 am – 7:18 am
Daylight7:18 am – 6:09 pm
Civil Twilight6:09 pm – 6:34 pm
Nautical Twilight6:34 pm – 7:04 pm
Astro. Twilight7:04 pm – 7:33 pm
Night7:33 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cape Town - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 277:18 am6:09 pm10:50:40−1:4912:43 pm (42.0°)93.570
Apr 287:19 am6:07 pm10:48:51−1:4812:43 pm (41.7°)93.595
Apr 297:19 am6:06 pm10:47:04−1:4712:43 pm (41.4°)93.619
Apr 307:20 am6:05 pm10:45:18−1:4612:43 pm (41.1°)93.644
May 17:21 am6:04 pm10:43:33−1:4512:43 pm (40.8°)93.668
May 27:22 am6:03 pm10:41:49−1:4312:43 pm (40.5°)93.692
May 37:22 am6:03 pm10:40:07−1:4212:43 pm (40.2°)93.716
* 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
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 27-10:42 am8:20 pm3:05 am(82.6°)242,55590.8%
Apr 28-11:44 am9:16 pm4:01 am(84.3°)240,24783.7%
Apr 29-12:40 pm10:19 pm4:59 am(84.3°)237,81774.8%
Apr 30-1:29 pm11:27 pm5:57 am(82.4°)235,31064.5%
May 1-2:11 pm-6:54 am(78.9°)232,80253.2%
May 212:38 am2:47 pm-7:48 am(73.9°)230,41641.5%
May 31:48 am3:20 pm-8:39 am(67.7°)228,32030.0%
* 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, Sat, Apr 27, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 5:35 amSat 5:14 pmSat 11:24 amDifficult to see
VenusSat 6:28 amSat 5:43 pmSat 12:06 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 4:07 amSat 4:23 pmSat 10:15 amAverage visibility
JupiterSat 8:34 amSat 6:59 pmSat 1:46 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSat 3:14 amSat 3:56 pmSat 9:35 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 8:30 amSat 6:53 pmSat 1:41 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSat 4:14 amSat 4:26 pmSat 10:20 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Cape Town.

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