Sunrise, Sunset & Time in Cape Town

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Monday, 5 October 2026

🌅 Sunrise: 06:18
🌇 Sunset: 18:51
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Current Sun Details for Cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦

Sun: Night

Sunrise Today: 06:18 ↑ 96.2° E

Sunset Today: 18:51 ↑ 263.5° W

Day Length: 12h 33m

Sun Direction: SSE

Sun Altitude: -47.07°

Sun Distance: 149.629 million km

Next Solstice: Monday, 21 December 2026 (December Solstice)

December 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Times in Cape Town

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Day Sunrise/Sunset Daylight Astronomical Twilight Nautical Twilight Civil Twilight Solar Noon
Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Start End Start End Start End Time Sun Dist. (Mil km)
1
05:28
↑ 117° ESE
19:42
↑ 243° WSW
14h 13m +1m 02s 03:46 21:24 04:24 20:46 04:59 20:11 12:35 147.52
2
05:28
↑ 117° ESE
19:43
↑ 242° WSW
14h 14m +0m 59s 03:46 21:25 04:24 20:47 04:59 20:12 12:35 147.50
3
05:28
↑ 118° ESE
19:44
↑ 242° WSW
14h 15m +0m 57s 03:46 21:26 04:24 20:48 04:59 20:13 12:35 147.48
4
05:28
↑ 118° ESE
19:44
↑ 242° WSW
14h 16m +0m 54s 03:45 21:27 04:23 20:49 04:59 20:14 12:36 147.45
5
05:28
↑ 118° ESE
19:45
↑ 242° WSW
14h 17m +0m 51s 03:45 21:28 04:23 20:50 04:58 20:15 12:36 147.43
6
05:28
↑ 118° ESE
19:46
↑ 242° WSW
14h 18m +0m 49s 03:45 21:29 04:23 20:51 04:58 20:16 12:37 147.41
7
05:28
↑ 118° ESE
19:47
↑ 242° WSW
14h 19m +0m 46s 03:45 21:30 04:23 20:52 04:58 20:16 12:37 147.39
8
05:28
↑ 118° ESE
19:48
↑ 242° WSW
14h 19m +0m 43s 03:44 21:31 04:23 20:53 04:58 20:17 12:37 147.37
9
05:28
↑ 118° ESE
19:49
↑ 242° WSW
14h 20m +0m 40s 03:44 21:32 04:23 20:53 04:58 20:18 12:38 147.35
10
05:28
↑ 119° ESE
19:49
↑ 241° WSW
14h 21m +0m 37s 03:44 21:33 04:23 20:54 04:59 20:19 12:38 147.33
11
05:28
↑ 119° ESE
19:50
↑ 241° WSW
14h 21m +0m 34s 03:44 21:34 04:23 20:55 04:59 20:20 12:39 147.32
12
05:28
↑ 119° ESE
19:51
↑ 241° WSW
14h 22m +0m 31s 03:44 21:35 04:23 20:56 04:59 20:20 12:39 147.30
13
05:29
↑ 119° ESE
19:51
↑ 241° WSW
14h 22m +0m 28s 03:44 21:36 04:23 20:57 04:59 20:21 12:40 147.28
14
05:29
↑ 119° ESE
19:52
↑ 241° WSW
14h 23m +0m 25s 03:45 21:37 04:24 20:57 04:59 20:22 12:40 147.27
15
05:29
↑ 119° ESE
19:53
↑ 241° WSW
14h 23m +0m 22s 03:45 21:37 04:24 20:58 05:00 20:22 12:41 147.25
16
05:30
↑ 119° ESE
19:53
↑ 241° WSW
14h 23m +0m 18s 03:45 21:38 04:24 20:59 05:00 20:23 12:41 147.23
17
05:30
↑ 119° ESE
19:54
↑ 241° WSW
14h 24m +0m 15s 03:45 21:39 04:24 20:59 05:00 20:24 12:42 147.22
18
05:30
↑ 119° ESE
19:55
↑ 241° WSW
14h 24m +0m 12s 03:45 21:39 04:25 21:00 05:01 20:24 12:42 147.21
19
05:31
↑ 119° ESE
19:55
↑ 241° WSW
14h 24m +0m 09s 03:46 21:40 04:25 21:01 05:01 20:25 12:43 147.19
20
05:31
↑ 119° ESE
19:56
↑ 241° WSW
14h 24m +0m 06s 03:46 21:41 04:26 21:01 05:01 20:25 12:43 147.18
21
05:32
↑ 119° ESE
19:56
↑ 241° WSW
14h 24m +0m 02s 03:47 21:41 04:26 21:02 05:02 20:26 12:44 147.17
22
05:32
↑ 119° ESE
19:57
↑ 241° WSW
14h 24m -0m 00s 03:47 21:42 04:26 21:02 05:02 20:26 12:44 147.16
23
05:33
↑ 119° ESE
19:57
↑ 241° WSW
14h 24m -0m 03s 03:48 21:42 04:27 21:03 05:03 20:27 12:45 147.15
24
05:33
↑ 119° ESE
19:58
↑ 241° WSW
14h 24m -0m 06s 03:48 21:42 04:28 21:03 05:03 20:27 12:45 147.14
25
05:34
↑ 119° ESE
19:58
↑ 241° WSW
14h 24m -0m 09s 03:49 21:43 04:28 21:03 05:04 20:28 12:46 147.13
26
05:34
↑ 119° ESE
19:58
↑ 241° WSW
14h 24m -0m 13s 03:49 21:43 04:29 21:04 05:05 20:28 12:46 147.13
27
05:35
↑ 119° ESE
19:59
↑ 241° WSW
14h 23m -0m 16s 03:50 21:43 04:29 21:04 05:05 20:28 12:47 147.12
28
05:36
↑ 119° ESE
19:59
↑ 241° WSW
14h 23m -0m 19s 03:51 21:44 04:30 21:04 05:06 20:29 12:47 147.12
29
05:36
↑ 119° ESE
19:59
↑ 241° WSW
14h 23m -0m 22s 03:52 21:44 04:31 21:05 05:07 20:29 12:48 147.11
30
05:37
↑ 119° ESE
20:00
↑ 241° WSW
14h 22m -0m 25s 03:52 21:44 04:32 21:05 05:07 20:29 12:48 147.11
31
05:38
↑ 119° ESE
20:00
↑ 241° WSW
14h 22m -0m 28s 03:53 21:44 04:32 21:05 05:08 20:29 12:49 147.11

All times are in local time for Cape Town. Daylight Saving Time (DST) is not currently in effect. Calculations account for atmospheric refraction and are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today's date is highlighted in the table.

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