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

Moon: 57.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 5:36:56 am
Sunrise Today: 7:27 am↑ 70° East
Sunset Today: 5:58 pm↑ 291° Northwest
Moonset Today: 1:37 pm↑ 248° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 31 minutes (-1m 35s)
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Today's Sun Position in Cape Town

Time: 5:36 am
Altitude: -23.0°
Direction: 84° E
Phase: Night

Day length today: 10h 31m 3s (May 9, 2026)

1 minute, 35 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 8, 2026)

37 minutes, 31 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

3 hours, 54 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Cape Town today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cape Town Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Cape Town today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night 12:00 am – 6:01 am
Astro. Twilight 6:01 am – 6:30 am
Nautical Twilight 6:30 am – 7:00 am
Civil Twilight 7:00 am – 7:27 am
Daylight 7:27 am – 5:58 pm
Civil Twilight 5:58 pm – 6:24 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:24 pm – 6:54 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:54 pm – 7:23 pm
Night 7:23 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cape Town - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
May Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
May 9 7:27 am 5:58 pm 10:31:03 −1:35 12:42 pm (38.7°) 93.837
May 10 7:27 am 5:57 pm 10:29:28 −1:34 12:42 pm (38.4°) 93.859
May 11 7:28 am 5:56 pm 10:27:56 −1:32 12:42 pm (38.2°) 93.881
May 12 7:29 am 5:55 pm 10:26:24 −1:31 12:42 pm (37.9°) 93.903
May 13 7:30 am 5:54 pm 10:24:54 −1:29 12:42 pm (37.7°) 93.924
May 14 7:30 am 5:54 pm 10:23:26 −1:28 12:42 pm (37.4°) 93.945
May 15 7:31 am 5:53 pm 10:22:00 −1:26 12:42 pm (37.2°) 93.965
* All times are local time for Cape Town. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2026

March equinox Mar 20 4:46 pm
June solstice Jun 21 10:25 am
September equinox Sep 23 2:05 am
December solstice Dec 21 10:50 pm
* All times are local Cape Town time.

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Today's Moon in Cape Town

Percent Illuminated: 57.4%
Time: 5:36 am
Altitude: 71.1°
Direction: 44° NE
Position: Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Cape Town today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Cape Town - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
May 9 - 1:37 pm - 6:33 am (75.5°) 246,475 57.0%
May 10 12:21 am 2:07 pm - 7:18 am (70.5°) 243,340 46.7%
May 11 1:23 am 2:34 pm - 8:03 am (64.7°) 239,694 36.3%
May 12 2:25 am 3:01 pm - 8:48 am (58.3°) 235,757 26.1%
May 13 3:29 am 3:29 pm - 9:34 am (51.6°) 231,805 16.8%
May 14 4:36 am 4:00 pm - 10:22 am (44.8°) 228,186 9.0%
May 15 5:47 am 4:35 pm - 11:15 am (38.4°) 225,230 3.3%
* 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, Sat, May 9, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 6:56 am Sat 5:41 pm Sat 12:19 pm Difficult to see
Venus Sat 9:53 am Sat 7:39 pm Sat 2:46 pm Good visibility
Mars Sat 5:22 am Sat 4:43 pm Sat 11:03 am Slightly difficult to see
Jupiter Sat 12:05 pm Sat 10:02 pm Sat 5:04 pm Fairly good visibility
Saturn Sat 4:21 am Sat 4:14 pm Sat 10:18 am Average visibility
Uranus Sat 8:26 am Sat 6:36 pm Sat 1:31 pm Extremely difficult to see
Neptune Sat 3:51 am Sat 3:53 pm Sat 9:52 am Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Cape Town.

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