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Current Local Time in Cape Town, South Africa

1:29:58 pm SAST

Friday, May 16, 2025

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Country: South Africa
Lat/Long: 33°55'S / 18°25'E
Elevation: 31 m
Currency: Rand (ZAR)
Languages: Afrikaans, English, Sesotho,
Country Code: +27
Location of Cape TownLocation
°F

Weather

77 °F

Sunny.
72 / 57 °F

Sat 17.72 / 57 °F
Sun 18.68 / 59 °F

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Time Zone

SAST (South Africa Standard Time)
UTC/GMT +2 hours
No Daylight Saving Time in 2025

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2025

Difference

6 hours ahead of
Washington DC

Sunrise

7:32 am
67° East

Sunset

5:52 pm
293° Northwest

Day length

10 hours, 20 minutes
-1m 24s shorter

Moon 87.0%

Set – 11:03 am
Rise – 8:37 pm

High Tide

High – 4:54 am
High – 5:29 pm

Low Tide

Low – 11:08 am
Low – 11:32 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 12:42 pm
Altitude: 36.9°

Astronomical
Twilight

6:05 am – 6:35 am
6:49 pm – 7:19 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:35 am – 7:05 am
6:19 pm – 6:49 pm

Civil
Twilight

7:05 am – 7:32 am
5:52 pm – 6:19 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
May 12, 2025
6:55 pm

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
May 20, 2025
1:58 pm
Cape Town
South Africa
1:2958pm
Friday, May 16, 2025