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

Moon: 5.3%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 10, 2023 at 10:47:33 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:28 am 119° Southeast
Sunset Today: 7:49 pm 241° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 3:20 am 110° Southeast
Moonset Today: 5:28 pm 246° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 21 minutes (+38s)
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Today's Sun Position in Cape Town

Time:10:47 pm
Altitude:-27.2°
Direction:209° SW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 14h 21m 28s (Dec 10, 2023)

38 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 9, 2023)

4 hours, 27 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

3 minutes, 37 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2022)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cape Town Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:44 am
Astro. Twilight3:44 am – 4:23 am
Nautical Twilight4:23 am – 4:59 am
Civil Twilight4:59 am – 5:28 am
Daylight5:28 am – 7:49 pm
Civil Twilight7:49 pm – 8:18 pm
Nautical Twilight8:18 pm – 8:54 pm
Astro. Twilight8:54 pm – 9:33 pm
Night9:33 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cape Town - Next 7 Days

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 105:28 am7:49 pm14:21:28+0:3812:38 pm (79.0°)91.550
Dec 115:28 am7:50 pm14:22:04+0:3512:39 pm (79.1°)91.539
Dec 125:28 am7:51 pm14:22:36+0:3212:39 pm (79.1°)91.529
Dec 135:28 am7:51 pm14:23:05+0:2912:40 pm (79.2°)91.518
Dec 145:29 am7:52 pm14:23:31+0:2612:40 pm (79.3°)91.508
Dec 155:29 am7:53 pm14:23:54+0:2312:41 pm (79.3°)91.499
Dec 165:29 am7:53 pm14:24:14+0:1912:41 pm (79.4°)91.489
* 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 2023 Moon Phases

Moon in Cape Town - Next 7 days

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2023Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 103:20 am5:28 pm-10:19 am(74.0°)240,5678.0%
Dec 113:54 am6:35 pm-11:10 am(78.7°)237,4223.1%
Dec 124:35 am7:43 pm-12:06 pm(82.1°)234,4990.5%
Dec 135:26 am8:49 pm-1:07 pm(84.0°)232,0320.5%
Dec 146:27 am9:49 pm-2:09 pm(83.8°)230,1893.2%
Dec 157:35 am10:40 pm-3:11 pm(81.6°)229,0538.7%
Dec 168:47 am11:23 pm-4:10 pm(77.6°)228,61416.6%
* 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, Sun, Dec 10, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 6:49 amMon 9:15 pmMon 2:02 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusMon 3:16 amMon 4:27 pmMon 9:51 amGood visibility
MarsMon 5:01 amMon 7:17 pmMon 12:09 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterSun 4:18 pmMon 3:14 amSun 9:46 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 11:10 amMon 12:22 amSun 5:46 pmAverage visibility
UranusSun 5:26 pmMon 3:52 amSun 10:39 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneSun 1:02 pmMon 1:23 amSun 7:12 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Cape Town.

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