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

Moon: 27.7%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Jun 1, 2024 at 7:29:12 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:43 am 64° Northeast
Sunset Today: 5:45 pm 296° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 1:55 am 92° East
Moonset Today: 2:20 pm 272° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 2 minutes (-51s)
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Today's Sun Position in Cape Town

Time:7:29 pm
Altitude:-21.1°
Direction:283° W
Phase:Night

Day length today: 10h 1m 51s (Jun 1, 2024)

51 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 31, 2024)

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

4 hours, 23 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cape Town Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:14 am
Astro. Twilight6:14 am – 6:44 am
Nautical Twilight6:44 am – 7:15 am
Civil Twilight7:15 am – 7:43 am
Daylight7:43 am – 5:45 pm
Civil Twilight5:45 pm – 6:12 pm
Nautical Twilight6:12 pm – 6:43 pm
Astro. Twilight6:43 pm – 7:13 pm
Night7:13 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cape Town - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JunSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jun 17:43 am5:45 pm10:01:51−0:5112:44 pm (33.9°)94.266
Jun 27:43 am5:44 pm10:01:02−0:4912:44 pm (33.8°)94.281
Jun 37:44 am5:44 pm10:00:15−0:4612:44 pm (33.7°)94.295
Jun 47:44 am5:44 pm9:59:31−0:4412:44 pm (33.6°)94.308
Jun 57:45 am5:44 pm9:58:49−0:4112:44 pm (33.5°)94.321
Jun 67:45 am5:44 pm9:58:09−0:3912:45 pm (33.4°)94.334
Jun 77:46 am5:43 pm9:57:33−0:3612:45 pm (33.3°)94.346
* 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
JunMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jun 11:55 am2:20 pm-8:13 am(55.9°)228,98832.7%
Jun 23:03 am2:49 pm-9:01 am(48.8°)228,72822.0%
Jun 34:12 am3:21 pm-9:51 am(42.1°)229,01013.0%
Jun 45:23 am3:56 pm-10:43 am(36.1°)229,9156.1%
Jun 56:35 am4:38 pm-11:39 am(31.4°)231,4801.7%
Jun 67:46 am5:27 pm-12:38 pm(28.2°)233,6670.2%
Jun 78:52 am6:23 pm-1:38 pm(26.9°)236,3571.3%
* 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, Sat, Jun 1, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 6:34 amSun 4:56 pmSun 11:45 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 7:41 amSun 5:41 pmSun 12:41 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
MarsSun 3:55 amSun 3:14 pmSun 9:35 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 6:53 amSun 5:06 pmSun 12:00 noonSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSun 1:04 amSun 1:41 pmSun 7:23 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 6:18 amSun 4:38 pmSun 11:28 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 1:57 amSun 2:07 pmSun 8:02 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Cape Town.

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