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

Moon: 28.7%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 25, 2024 at 8:52:17 am
Sunrise Today: 5:34 am 119° Southeast
Sunset Today: 7:58 pm 241° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 1:30 am 104° East
Moonset Today: 3:05 pm 252° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 25 minutes (-11s)
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Today's Sun Position in Cape Town

Time:8:52 am
Altitude:38.2°
Direction:95° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 24m 40s (Dec 25, 2024)

11 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 24, 2024)

4 hours, 31 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

26 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cape Town Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:49 am
Astro. Twilight3:49 am – 4:29 am
Nautical Twilight4:29 am – 5:05 am
Civil Twilight5:05 am – 5:34 am
Daylight5:34 am – 7:58 pm
Civil Twilight7:58 pm – 8:28 pm
Nautical Twilight8:28 pm – 9:03 pm
Astro. Twilight9:03 pm – 9:43 pm
Night9:43 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cape Town - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 255:34 am7:58 pm14:24:40−0:1112:46 pm (79.5°)91.425
Dec 265:34 am7:59 pm14:24:26−0:1412:47 pm (79.4°)91.421
Dec 275:35 am7:59 pm14:24:08−0:1712:47 pm (79.4°)91.418
Dec 285:36 am7:59 pm14:23:47−0:2012:48 pm (79.3°)91.415
Dec 295:36 am8:00 pm14:23:23−0:2412:48 pm (79.3°)91.413
Dec 305:37 am8:00 pm14:22:55−0:2712:49 pm (79.2°)91.411
Dec 315:38 am8:00 pm14:22:25−0:3012:49 pm (79.1°)91.409
* 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
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 251:30 am3:05 pm-8:14 am(69.1°)250,98328.9%
Dec 261:57 am4:04 pm-8:56 am(74.1°)249,86620.5%
Dec 272:28 am5:05 pm-9:42 am(78.5°)248,10913.1%
Dec 283:04 am6:06 pm-10:32 am(81.8°)245,8837.1%
Dec 293:48 am7:07 pm-11:26 am(83.9°)243,3852.8%
Dec 304:40 am8:04 pm-12:23 pm(84.4°)240,8150.5%
Dec 315:40 am8:55 pm-1:20 pm(83.1°)238,3570.5%
* 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, Dec 25, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 4:12 amWed 6:13 pmWed 11:12 amAverage visibility
VenusWed 9:14 amWed 10:50 pmWed 4:02 pmGreat visibility
MarsWed 9:57 pmThu 7:49 amThu 2:53 amPerfect visibility
JupiterWed 6:17 pmThu 4:16 amWed 11:17 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 11:08 amWed 11:55 pmWed 5:32 pmAverage visibility
UranusWed 4:42 pmThu 3:03 amWed 9:52 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 12:11 pmThu 12:27 amWed 6:19 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Cape Town.

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