First light
05:35
Cape Town, South Africa
2026-10-18 — Time zone: Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sun — Today #
Sunrise
06:01
Sunset
19:01
Last light
19:27
Day length
13 h 00 min
Solar noon
12:31
Moon #
Phase
First quarter
Illuminated
49%
Age
7.3 days
Sun — 7 days #
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 · Sunday · Today | 06:01 | 19:01 | 13 h 00 min | First quarter |
| 2026-10-19 · Monday · Tomorrow | 06:00 | 19:02 | 13 h 02 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-20 · Tuesday | 05:59 | 19:03 | 13 h 04 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-21 · Wednesday | 05:57 | 19:04 | 13 h 06 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-22 · Thursday | 05:56 | 19:04 | 13 h 08 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-23 · Friday | 05:55 | 19:05 | 13 h 10 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-24 · Saturday | 05:54 | 19:06 | 13 h 12 min | Waxing gibbous |
Through the year — 2026 #
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 05:50 | 20:00 | 14 h 10 min |
| February | 06:21 | 19:39 | 13 h 18 min |
| March | 06:45 | 19:05 | 12 h 20 min |
| April | 07:08 | 18:24 | 11 h 15 min |
| May | 07:31 | 17:54 | 10 h 23 min |
| June | 07:49 | 17:43 | 9 h 54 min |
| July | 07:49 | 17:55 | 10 h 06 min |
| August | 07:25 | 18:16 | 10 h 51 min |
| September | 06:46 | 18:37 | 11 h 51 min |
| October | 06:05 | 18:59 | 12 h 54 min |
| November | 05:34 | 19:26 | 13 h 52 min |
| December | 05:29 | 19:52 | 14 h 24 min |
Cape Town in 2026: the sun's extremes #
| Longest day | 22 December - 14 h 25 min |
|---|---|
| Shortest day | 21 June - 9 h 53 min |
| Earliest sunrise | 05:28 (28 November – 13 December) |
| Latest sunrise | 07:52 (26 June – 5 July) |
| Earliest sunset | 17:43 (9 – 15 June) |
| Latest sunset | 20:01 (4 – 11 January) |
| Solar noon on the clock | 12:29 (30 October) to 13:00 (3 February) |
| Fastest change in day length | losing about 2 minutes a day, around 15 March |
| Clock changes | none in 2026 |
Times are local clock times for 2026, to the minute; where several days share the extreme minute, all of them are listed, because the method is good to about a minute.
Sources
- Coordinates and name: Wikidata Q5465
- Clock and summer-time rules: the IANA Time Zone Database, zone
Africa/Johannesburg - Sun positions: the NOAA solar equations (NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, Solar Calculator details); sunrise and sunset at a solar zenith of 90.833° (refraction and the sun's radius included), twilight at 96°
- Comparisons: against the 291 cities with an English page on Plain Almanac, all computed the same way for 2026
Export #
Sun times use the NOAA solar algorithm and are accurate to about one minute below 65° latitude. Moon phase is a mean-phase approximation, accurate to a few hours.
Practical facts — South Africa #
Currency
ZAR R
Plug type
C, M, N
Voltage
230 V / 50 Hz
Dialling code
+27
Emergency number
112
Drives on the
left
Other cities #
Language #
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