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

Moon: 97.5%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Oct 16, 2024 at 6:46:32 am
Sunrise Today: 6:03 am 101° East
Sunset Today: 7:00 pm 258° West
Moonrise Today: 6:03 pm 83° East
Moonset Today: 5:16 am 272° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 58 minutes (+2m 3s)
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Today's Sun Position in Cape Town

Time:6:46 am
Altitude:8.2°
Direction:96° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 57m 47s (Oct 16, 2024)

2 minutes, 3 seconds longer than yesterday (Oct 15, 2024)

3 hours, 4 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

1 hour, 27 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cape Town Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:36 am
Astro. Twilight4:36 am – 5:07 am
Nautical Twilight5:07 am – 5:37 am
Civil Twilight5:37 am – 6:03 am
Daylight6:03 am – 7:00 pm
Civil Twilight7:00 pm – 7:26 pm
Nautical Twilight7:26 pm – 7:56 pm
Astro. Twilight7:56 pm – 8:28 pm
Night8:28 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cape Town - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
OctSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Oct 166:03 am7:00 pm12:57:47+2:0312:31 pm (65.2°)92.654
Oct 176:01 am7:01 pm12:59:50+2:0212:31 pm (65.6°)92.627
Oct 186:00 am7:02 pm13:01:52+2:0212:31 pm (66.0°)92.601
Oct 195:59 am7:03 pm13:03:54+2:0212:31 pm (66.3°)92.575
Oct 205:58 am7:04 pm13:05:56+2:0112:31 pm (66.7°)92.550
Oct 215:57 am7:05 pm13:07:57+2:0112:30 pm (67.0°)92.524
Oct 225:55 am7:05 pm13:09:58+2:0012:30 pm (67.4°)92.499
* 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
OctMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Oct 16-5:16 am6:03 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Oct 17-5:47 am7:17 pm12:00 am(48.3°)221,94799.5%
Oct 18-6:21 am8:33 pm12:54 am(41.1°)222,45699.6%
Oct 19-7:00 am9:49 pm1:50 am(34.9°)224,23496.5%
Oct 20-7:45 am11:02 pm2:49 am(30.2°)227,09090.5%
Oct 21-8:37 am-3:51 am(27.4°)230,71282.3%
Oct 2212:08 am9:37 am-4:52 am(26.6°)234,72972.6%
* 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, Wed, Oct 16, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 6:32 amWed 7:52 pmWed 1:11 pmDifficult to see
VenusWed 7:45 amWed 9:51 pmWed 2:48 pmGood visibility
MarsWed 1:44 amWed 11:40 amWed 6:42 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 11:30 pmWed 9:25 amWed 4:28 amPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 3:40 pmThu 4:30 amWed 10:05 pmPerfect visibility
UranusTue 9:34 pmWed 7:51 amWed 2:43 amAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 4:49 pmThu 5:04 amWed 10:56 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Cape Town.

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