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

Moon: 0.2%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 8, 2024 at 11:30:50 am
Sunrise Today: 7:26 am 70° East
Sunset Today: 5:58 pm 290° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 7:43 am 65° East
Moonset Today: 6:02 pm 298° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 32 minutes (-1m 36s)
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Today's Sun Position in Cape Town

Time:11:30 am
Altitude:36.0°
Direction:21° NE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 10h 31m 51s (May 8, 2024)

1 minute, 36 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 7, 2024)

38 minutes, 20 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

3 hours, 53 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cape Town Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:00 am
Astro. Twilight6:00 am – 6:30 am
Nautical Twilight6:30 am – 7:00 am
Civil Twilight7:00 am – 7:26 am
Daylight7:26 am – 5:58 pm
Civil Twilight5:58 pm – 6:24 pm
Nautical Twilight6:24 pm – 6:54 pm
Astro. Twilight6:54 pm – 7:24 pm
Night7:24 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cape Town - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 87:26 am5:58 pm10:31:51−1:3612:42 pm (38.8°)93.830
May 97:27 am5:57 pm10:30:16−1:3512:42 pm (38.5°)93.852
May 107:28 am5:56 pm10:28:43−1:3312:42 pm (38.3°)93.873
May 117:28 am5:56 pm10:27:11−1:3212:42 pm (38.0°)93.894
May 127:29 am5:55 pm10:25:40−1:3012:42 pm (37.8°)93.914
May 137:30 am5:54 pm10:24:11−1:2912:42 pm (37.5°)93.934
May 147:31 am5:53 pm10:22:44−1:2712:42 pm (37.3°)93.954
* 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 87:43 am6:02 pm-12:56 pm(33.8°)228,5460.2%
May 98:56 am6:48 pm-1:54 pm(29.7°)231,2522.6%
May 1010:06 am7:40 pm-2:54 pm(27.3°)234,5587.6%
May 1111:09 am8:39 pm-3:53 pm(26.8°)238,16614.6%
May 1212:02 pm9:41 pm-4:50 pm(28.1°)241,75723.1%
May 1312:47 pm10:44 pm-5:43 pm(30.9°)245,03632.5%
May 141:23 pm11:45 pm-6:31 pm(34.9°)247,77042.4%
* 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, Wed, May 8, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:18 amWed 4:52 pmWed 11:06 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 6:50 amWed 5:38 pmWed 12:15 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 4:03 amWed 4:02 pmWed 10:03 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 8:03 amWed 6:24 pmWed 1:14 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnWed 2:35 amWed 3:15 pmWed 8:55 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 7:50 amWed 6:12 pmWed 1:01 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 3:32 amWed 3:44 pmWed 9:38 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Cape Town.

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