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

Moon: 44.8%
First Quarter
Current Time: Apr 4, 2025 at 4:31:50 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:00 am 84° East
Sunset Today: 6:37 pm 277° West
Moonrise Today: 1:54 pm 55° Northeast
Moonset Today: 11:26 pm 304° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 36 minutes (-2m 4s)
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Today's Sun Position in Cape Town

Time:4:31 pm
Altitude:24.1°
Direction:296° NW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 11h 36m 9s (Apr 4, 2025)

2 minutes, 4 seconds shorter than yesterday (Apr 3, 2025)

1 hour, 42 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

2 hours, 48 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cape Town Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:37 am
Astro. Twilight5:37 am – 6:06 am
Nautical Twilight6:06 am – 6:35 am
Civil Twilight6:35 am – 7:00 am
Daylight7:00 am – 6:37 pm
Civil Twilight6:37 pm – 7:02 pm
Nautical Twilight7:02 pm – 7:30 pm
Astro. Twilight7:30 pm – 7:59 pm
Night7:59 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cape Town - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 47:00 am6:37 pm11:36:09−2:0412:49 pm (50.2°)92.974
Apr 57:01 am6:35 pm11:34:05−2:0312:48 pm (49.8°)93.000
Apr 67:02 am6:34 pm11:32:02−2:0312:48 pm (49.5°)93.026
Apr 77:03 am6:33 pm11:29:59−2:0212:48 pm (49.1°)93.052
Apr 87:03 am6:31 pm11:27:57−2:0212:48 pm (48.7°)93.078
Apr 97:04 am6:30 pm11:25:55−2:0112:47 pm (48.3°)93.104
Apr 107:05 am6:29 pm11:23:53−2:0112:47 pm (48.0°)93.130
* 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 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Cape Town - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 41:54 pm11:26 pm-6:39 pm(27.1°)235,31345.8%
Apr 52:44 pm--7:36 pm(29.3°)238,79656.9%
Apr 6-12:32 am3:26 pm8:29 pm(33.0°)242,01167.4%
Apr 7-1:37 am4:00 pm9:16 pm(37.7°)244,83076.8%
Apr 8-2:40 am4:29 pm10:00 pm(43.1°)247,20284.8%
Apr 9-3:39 am4:54 pm10:42 pm(48.9°)249,11491.2%
Apr 10-4:37 am5:18 pm11:21 pm(54.9°)250,58396.0%
* 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, Fri, Apr 4, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 5:40 amFri 5:45 pmFri 11:43 amDifficult to see
VenusFri 5:42 amFri 5:20 pmFri 11:31 amFairly good visibility
MarsFri 2:48 pmSat 12:36 amFri 7:42 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterFri 11:57 amFri 9:53 pmFri 4:55 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnFri 5:26 amFri 5:50 pmFri 11:38 amDifficult to see
UranusFri 10:15 amFri 8:33 pmFri 3:24 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneFri 5:52 amFri 6:01 pmFri 11:57 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Cape Town.

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