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

Moon: 69.2%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 19, 2024 at 4:50:52 am
Sunrise Today: 6:49 am 91° East
Sunset Today: 6:58 pm 269° West
Moonrise Today: 4:14 pm 58° Northeast
Moonset Today: 1:04 am 304° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 9 minutes (-2m 7s)
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Today's Sun Position in Cape Town

Time:4:50 am
Altitude:-24.9°
Direction:109° E
Phase:Night

Day length today: 12h 9m 18s (Mar 19, 2024)

2 minutes, 7 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 18, 2024)

2 hours, 15 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

2 hours, 15 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cape Town Today

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12 pm
2 pm
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Night12:00 am – 5:25 am
Astro. Twilight5:25 am – 5:54 am
Nautical Twilight5:54 am – 6:24 am
Civil Twilight6:24 am – 6:49 am
Daylight6:49 am – 6:58 pm
Civil Twilight6:58 pm – 7:23 pm
Nautical Twilight7:23 pm – 7:52 pm
Astro. Twilight7:52 pm – 8:21 pm
Night8:21 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cape Town - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 196:49 am6:58 pm12:09:18−2:0712:53 pm (56.4°)92.554
Mar 206:49 am6:56 pm12:07:10−2:0712:53 pm (56.0°)92.580
Mar 216:50 am6:55 pm12:05:03−2:0712:53 pm (55.6°)92.605
Mar 226:51 am6:54 pm12:02:55−2:0712:53 pm (55.2°)92.631
Mar 236:52 am6:52 pm12:00:48−2:0712:52 pm (54.8°)92.657
Mar 246:52 am6:51 pm11:58:41−2:0712:52 pm (54.4°)92.683
Mar 256:53 am6:50 pm11:56:34−2:0612:52 pm (54.0°)92.709
* All times are local time for Cape Town. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (autumnal equinox) in Cape Town is at 5:06 am on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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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
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 19-1:04 am4:14 pm9:07 pm(30.1°)248,64375.1%
Mar 20-2:05 am4:51 pm9:55 pm(33.7°)250,48183.1%
Mar 21-3:05 am5:22 pm10:40 pm(38.2°)251,69289.8%
Mar 22-4:03 am5:49 pm11:21 pm(43.3°)252,32594.9%
Mar 23-5:00 am6:14 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Mar 24-5:56 am6:37 pm12:01 am(48.9°)252,44598.3%
Mar 25-6:51 am7:00 pm12:40 am(54.8°)252,10899.9%
* 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, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 8:12 amTue 7:36 pmTue 1:54 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 5:13 amTue 6:09 pmTue 11:41 amFairly good visibility
MarsTue 4:15 amTue 5:35 pmTue 10:55 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterTue 10:26 amTue 9:05 pmTue 3:46 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 5:28 amTue 6:18 pmTue 11:53 amDifficult to see
UranusTue 10:54 amTue 9:20 pmTue 4:07 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 6:41 amTue 6:56 pmTue 12:48 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Cape Town.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Cape Town