Current Local Time in Cape Town, South Africa

3:37:18 pm SAST

Saturday, March 21, 2026

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

Holiday Note: Mar 21, Human Rights Day. Businesses may be closed. See more

°F

Weather

77 °F

Sunny.
71 / 62 °F

Sun 22.		71 / 62 °F
Mon 23.		77 / 63 °F

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Time Zone

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

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2026

Difference

6 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

6:50 am
↑ 90° East

Sunset

6:56 pm
↑ 270° West

Day length

12 hours, 6 minutes
-2m 7s shorter

Moon 8.4%

Rise – 9:22 am
Set – 8:10 pm

High Tide

High – 4:34 am
High – 4:56 pm

Low Tide

Low – 10:50 am
Low – 10:55 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 12:53 pm
Altitude: 55.8°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:26 am – 5:56 am
7:50 pm – 8:19 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:56 am – 6:25 am
7:21 pm – 7:50 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:25 am – 6:50 am
6:56 pm – 7:21 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
March 19, 2026
3:23 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
March 25, 2026
9:17 pm

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

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3:37 18 pm

Saturday, March 21, 2026