Current Local Time in Cape Town, South Africa

2:13:17 am SAST

Friday, December 19, 2025

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

°F

Weather

64 °F

Clear.
77 / 64 °F

Sat 20.		77 / 64 °F
Sun 21.		86 / 63 °F

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Time Zone

SAST (South Africa Standard Time)
UTC/GMT +2 hours

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2025

Difference

8 hours ahead of
Chicago

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Sunrise

5:30 am
↑ 119° Southeast

Sunset

7:55 pm
↑ 241° Southwest

Day length

14 hours, 25 minutes
+8s longer

Moon 1.2%

Rise – 4:32 am
Set – 7:50 pm

High Tide

High – 2:56 am
High – 2:53 pm

Low Tide

Low – 8:51 am
Low – 9:13 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 12:43 pm
Altitude: 79.5°

Astronomical
Twilight

3:46 am – 4:25 am
9:01 pm – 9:40 pm

Nautical
Twilight

4:25 am – 5:01 am
8:25 pm – 9:01 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:01 am – 5:30 am
7:55 pm – 8:25 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
December 11, 2025
10:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

New Moon
December 20, 2025
3:43 am

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Cape Town International Airport, CPT
About 11 mi ESE of Cape Town

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2:13 17 am

Friday, December 19, 2025