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Current Local Time in Cape Town, South Africa

4:40:39 am SAST

Saturday, May 9, 2026

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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
°F

Weather

48 °F

Clear.
58 / 53 °F

Sun 10. 58 / 53 °F
Mon 11. 65 / 56 °F

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Time Zone

SAST (South Africa Standard Time)
UTC/GMT +2 hours
No Daylight Saving Time in 2026

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2026

Difference

6 hours ahead of
Columbus

Sunrise

7:27 am
70° East

Sunset

5:58 pm
291° Northwest

Day length

10 hours, 31 minutes
-1m 35s shorter

Moon 57.7%

Set – 1:37 pm

High Tide

High – 8:09 am
High – 9:16 pm

Low Tide

Low – 2:11 am
Low – 2:31 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 12:42 pm
Altitude: 38.7°

Astronomical
Twilight

6:01 am – 6:30 am
6:54 pm – 7:23 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:30 am – 7:00 am
6:24 pm – 6:54 pm

Civil
Twilight

7:00 am – 7:27 am
5:58 pm – 6:24 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
May 1, 2026
7:23 pm

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
May 9, 2026
11:10 pm
Cape Town
South Africa
4:40 39 am
Saturday, May 9, 2026