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

Moon: 6.5%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Dec 3, 2024 at 7:59:21 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:28 am 118° Southeast
Sunset Today: 7:44 pm 242° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 6:50 am 125° Southeast
Moonset Today: 10:12 pm 236° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 17 minutes (+56s)
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Today's Sun Position in Cape Town

Time:7:59 pm
Altitude:-3.1°
Direction:240° SW
Phase:Civil Twilight

Day length today: 14h 16m 42s (Dec 3, 2024)

56 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 2, 2024)

4 hours, 23 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

8 minutes, 24 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cape Town Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:46 am
Astro. Twilight3:46 am – 4:24 am
Nautical Twilight4:24 am – 4:59 am
Civil Twilight4:59 am – 5:28 am
Daylight5:28 am – 7:44 pm
Civil Twilight7:44 pm – 8:13 pm
Nautical Twilight8:13 pm – 8:48 pm
Astro. Twilight8:48 pm – 9:26 pm
Night9:26 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cape Town - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 35:28 am7:44 pm14:16:42+0:5612:36 pm (78.3°)91.629
Dec 45:27 am7:45 pm14:17:36+0:5312:36 pm (78.4°)91.615
Dec 55:27 am7:46 pm14:18:26+0:5012:37 pm (78.5°)91.601
Dec 65:28 am7:47 pm14:19:14+0:4712:37 pm (78.7°)91.588
Dec 75:28 am7:48 pm14:19:59+0:4412:37 pm (78.8°)91.575
Dec 85:28 am7:48 pm14:20:41+0:4112:38 pm (78.9°)91.562
Dec 95:28 am7:49 pm14:21:19+0:3812:38 pm (79.0°)91.550
* 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
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 36:50 am10:12 pm-2:32 pm(84.2°)241,7105.4%
Dec 47:51 am10:59 pm-3:28 pm(82.4°)239,56611.3%
Dec 58:57 am11:40 pm-4:23 pm(78.9°)237,42519.1%
Dec 610:04 am--5:14 pm(74.1°)235,30028.6%
Dec 7-12:15 am11:12 am6:04 pm(68.3°)233,22339.3%
Dec 8-12:46 am12:19 pm6:52 pm(61.7°)231,25450.8%
Dec 9-1:15 am1:25 pm7:39 pm(54.7°)229,49762.4%
* 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, Tue, Dec 3, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 5:57 amTue 8:07 pmTue 1:03 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusTue 8:36 amTue 10:58 pmTue 3:47 pmGood visibility
MarsTue 11:28 pmWed 9:30 amWed 4:29 amPerfect visibility
JupiterWed 7:52 pmThu 5:50 amThu 12:51 amPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 12:29 pmWed 1:19 amTue 6:54 pmGreat visibility
UranusTue 6:13 pmWed 4:32 amTue 11:22 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 1:37 pmWed 1:53 amTue 7:45 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Cape Town.

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