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

Moon: 51.6%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Oct 24, 2024 at 6:40:29 am
Sunrise Today: 5:53 am 105° East
Sunset Today: 7:07 pm 255° West
Moonrise Today: 1:51 am 59° Northeast
Moonset Today: 11:44 am 300° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 14 minutes (+1m 59s)
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Today's Sun Position in Cape Town

Time:6:40 am
Altitude:8.8°
Direction:99° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 13m 57s (Oct 24, 2024)

1 minute, 59 seconds longer than yesterday (Oct 23, 2024)

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

1 hour, 11 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cape Town Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:24 am
Astro. Twilight4:24 am – 4:56 am
Nautical Twilight4:56 am – 5:27 am
Civil Twilight5:27 am – 5:53 am
Daylight5:53 am – 7:07 pm
Civil Twilight7:07 pm – 7:33 pm
Nautical Twilight7:33 pm – 8:04 pm
Astro. Twilight8:04 pm – 8:37 pm
Night8:37 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cape Town - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
OctSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Oct 245:53 am7:07 pm13:13:57+1:5912:30 pm (68.1°)92.449
Oct 255:52 am7:08 pm13:15:56+1:5812:30 pm (68.4°)92.424
Oct 265:51 am7:09 pm13:17:54+1:5812:30 pm (68.8°)92.400
Oct 275:50 am7:10 pm13:19:52+1:5712:30 pm (69.1°)92.375
Oct 285:49 am7:11 pm13:21:49+1:5612:30 pm (69.4°)92.351
Oct 295:48 am7:12 pm13:23:44+1:5512:29 pm (69.8°)92.327
Oct 305:47 am7:13 pm13:25:40+1:5512:29 pm (70.1°)92.302
* 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 241:51 am11:44 am-6:45 am(30.4°)242,54751.5%
Oct 252:29 am12:47 pm-7:35 am(34.3°)245,81941.2%
Oct 263:00 am1:47 pm-8:20 am(39.0°)248,45831.5%
Oct 273:27 am2:45 pm-9:02 am(44.4°)250,40522.7%
Oct 283:52 am3:40 pm-9:42 am(50.1°)251,66515.1%
Oct 294:15 am4:35 pm-10:21 am(56.0°)252,2848.8%
Oct 304:37 am5:30 pm-11:00 am(61.8°)252,3344.2%
* 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, Thu, Oct 24, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 6:34 amThu 8:21 pmThu 1:27 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 7:47 amThu 10:07 pmThu 2:57 pmGood visibility
MarsThu 1:27 amThu 11:25 amThu 6:26 amPerfect visibility
JupiterWed 10:57 pmThu 8:53 amThu 3:55 amPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 3:07 pmFri 3:57 amThu 9:32 pmPerfect visibility
UranusWed 9:02 pmThu 7:18 amThu 2:10 amAverage visibility
NeptuneThu 4:17 pmFri 4:32 amThu 10:24 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Cape Town.

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