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

Moon: 11.6%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 11, 2024 at 6:01:11 am
Sunrise Today: 7:28 am 69° East
Sunset Today: 5:56 pm 291° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 11:09 am 55° Northeast
Moonset Today: 8:39 pm 305° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 27 minutes (-1m 32s)
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Today's Sun Position in Cape Town

Time:6:01 am
Altitude:-18.3°
Direction:80° E
Phase:Night

Day length today: 10h 27m 11s (May 11, 2024)

1 minute, 32 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 10, 2024)

33 minutes, 40 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

3 hours, 57 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cape Town Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:02 am
Astro. Twilight6:02 am – 6:32 am
Nautical Twilight6:32 am – 7:02 am
Civil Twilight7:02 am – 7:28 am
Daylight7:28 am – 5:56 pm
Civil Twilight5:56 pm – 6:22 pm
Nautical Twilight6:22 pm – 6:52 pm
Astro. Twilight6:52 pm – 7:22 pm
Night7:22 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cape Town - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
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
May 157:31 am5:53 pm10:21:18−1:2512:42 pm (37.1°)93.974
May 167:32 am5:52 pm10:19:54−1:2412:42 pm (36.8°)93.993
May 177:33 am5:51 pm10:18:31−1:2212:42 pm (36.6°)94.012
* 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 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%
May 151:54 pm--7:16 pm(39.6°)249,79552.3%
May 16-12:44 am2:21 pm7:57 pm(44.9°)251,02162.0%
May 17-1:41 am2:45 pm8:37 pm(50.6°)251,43171.2%
* 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, May 11, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 5:20 amSat 4:49 pmSat 11:05 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSat 6:56 amSat 5:37 pmSat 12:17 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 4:03 amSat 3:56 pmSat 10:00 amAverage visibility
JupiterSat 7:55 amSat 6:14 pmSat 1:05 pmDifficult to see
SaturnSat 2:25 amSat 3:04 pmSat 8:44 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 7:39 amSat 6:00 pmSat 12:50 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
NeptuneSat 3:21 amSat 3:32 pmSat 9:27 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Cape Town.

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