sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Cape Town, South Africa (Western Cape, City of Cape Town).
Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 05:33 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg
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All times are shown in Cape Town local time.
Solar noon
Today will be at: 12:42 (remaining time: +7h 9m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 36.1°.
Day Length: 10h 15m 23s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 07:35:09 | 12:42:51 | 17:50:32 |
| Azimuth | 66.4° | 0° | 293.8° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
10h 15m 23s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 151 383 963 km
94 065 634 mi
Cape Town ↔ Sun, nearest point: 150 690 951 km
93 635 016 mi

| Local timezone: | GMT+02:00 |
| Latitude: | -33.92584° |
| Longitude: | 18.42322° |
| Country: | South Africa Western Cape |
| Population: | 3 433 441 |
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 06:08:04 | 6h 8m 4s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 06:08:04 | 06:37:55 | 29m 51s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 06:37:55 | 07:08:22 | 30m 27s | |
| Civil Twilight | 07:08:22 | 07:35:09 | 26m 47s | |
| Daylight | 07:35:09 | 17:50:32 | 10h 15m 23s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:50:32 | 18:17:19 | 26m 47s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 18:17:19 | 18:47:46 | 30m 27s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:47:46 | 19:17:38 | 29m 52s | |
| Night | 19:17:38 | 23:59:59 | 4h 42m 21s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: -25° (
05:33)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 82° (
05:33)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-05-18 | 2026-05-19 | 2026-05-20 | 2026-05-21 | 2026-05-22 |
| Day: | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Sunrise: | 07:33:44 | 07:34:27 | 07:35:09 | 07:35:51 | 07:36:33 |
| Solar noon: | 12:42:45 | 12:42:48 | 12:42:51 | 12:42:55 | 12:42:59 |
| Sunset: | 17:51:45 | 17:51:08 | 17:50:32 | 17:49:58 | 17:49:25 |
| Day Length: | 10h 18m 1s | 10h 16m 41s | 10h 15m 23s | 10h 14m 7s | 10h 12m 52s |
Cape Town sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):