Sunrise and sunset in Cape Town, South Africa
5:43 AMsunrise in Cape Town
November 4, 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
- Sunset
- 7:17 PM
- Daylight
- 13h 34m
- First light
- 5:16 AM
- Last light
- 7:44 PM
First light (civil dawn) is when it is light enough to be outdoors without lamps, and last light (civil dusk) is when that ends. Nautical twilight is when the horizon can still be seen at sea; after astronomical dusk the sky is fully dark. Calculated for Cape Town, South Africa (33.93° S, 18.42° E, GeoNames' point for the city) in South Africa Standard Time. Times assume a level horizon at sea level; hills, buildings and weather can change what you see.
Daylight through 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 5:39 AM | 8:01 PM | 14h 22m |
| February 1 | 6:08 AM | 7:51 PM | 13h 44m |
| March 1 | 6:34 AM | 7:23 PM | 12h 49m |
| April 1 | 6:58 AM | 6:41 PM | 11h 43m |
| May 1 | 7:21 AM | 6:05 PM | 10h 44m |
| June 1 | 7:43 AM | 5:45 PM | 10h 2m |
| July 1 | 7:52 AM | 5:48 PM | 9h 56m |
| August 1 | 7:39 AM | 6:07 PM | 10h 28m |
| September 1 | 7:05 AM | 6:28 PM | 11h 24m |
| October 1 | 6:23 AM | 6:49 PM | 12h 26m |
| November 1 | 5:46 AM | 7:14 PM | 13h 29m |
| December 1 | 5:28 AM | 7:43 PM | 14h 14m |
Twilight in Cape Town
- Nautical dawn
- 4:44 AM
- Nautical dusk
- 8:16 PM
- Astronomical dawn
- 4:11 AM
- Astronomical dusk
- 8:50 PM
Sunrise and sunset in Cape Town, day by day
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Nov 1 | 5:46 AM | 7:14 PM | 13h 29m | +1m 54s |
| Mon, Nov 2 | 5:45 AM | 7:15 PM | 13h 30m | +1m 53s |
| Tue, Nov 3 | 5:44 AM | 7:16 PM | 13h 32m | +1m 52s |
| Wed, Nov 4 (today) | 5:43 AM | 7:17 PM | 13h 34m | +1m 51s |
| Thu, Nov 5 | 5:42 AM | 7:18 PM | 13h 36m | +1m 50s |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 5:41 AM | 7:19 PM | 13h 38m | +1m 49s |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 5:40 AM | 7:20 PM | 13h 40m | +1m 47s |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 5:40 AM | 7:21 PM | 13h 41m | +1m 46s |
| Mon, Nov 9 | 5:39 AM | 7:22 PM | 13h 43m | +1m 45s |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 5:38 AM | 7:23 PM | 13h 45m | +1m 44s |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 5:37 AM | 7:24 PM | 13h 47m | +1m 42s |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 5:37 AM | 7:25 PM | 13h 48m | +1m 41s |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 5:36 AM | 7:26 PM | 13h 50m | +1m 39s |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 5:35 AM | 7:27 PM | 13h 52m | +1m 38s |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 5:35 AM | 7:28 PM | 13h 53m | +1m 36s |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 5:34 AM | 7:29 PM | 13h 55m | +1m 35s |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 5:33 AM | 7:30 PM | 13h 56m | +1m 33s |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 5:33 AM | 7:31 PM | 13h 58m | +1m 31s |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 5:32 AM | 7:32 PM | 13h 59m | +1m 29s |
| Fri, Nov 20 | 5:32 AM | 7:32 PM | 14h 1m | +1m 27s |
| Sat, Nov 21 | 5:31 AM | 7:33 PM | 14h 2m | +1m 25s |
| Sun, Nov 22 | 5:31 AM | 7:34 PM | 14h 3m | +1m 23s |
| Mon, Nov 23 | 5:30 AM | 7:35 PM | 14h 5m | +1m 21s |
| Tue, Nov 24 | 5:30 AM | 7:36 PM | 14h 6m | +1m 19s |
| Wed, Nov 25 | 5:30 AM | 7:37 PM | 14h 7m | +1m 17s |
| Thu, Nov 26 | 5:29 AM | 7:38 PM | 14h 9m | +1m 15s |
| Fri, Nov 27 | 5:29 AM | 7:39 PM | 14h 10m | +1m 12s |
| Sat, Nov 28 | 5:29 AM | 7:40 PM | 14h 11m | +1m 10s |
| Sun, Nov 29 | 5:29 AM | 7:41 PM | 14h 12m | +1m 8s |
| Mon, Nov 30 | 5:28 AM | 7:42 PM | 14h 13m | +1m 5s |
December 2026, day by day
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 5:28 AM | 7:43 PM | 14h 14m | +1m 3s |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 5:28 AM | 7:43 PM | 14h 15m | +1m 0s |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 5:28 AM | 7:44 PM | 14h 16m | +57s |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 5:28 AM | 7:45 PM | 14h 17m | +55s |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 5:28 AM | 7:46 PM | 14h 18m | +52s |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 5:28 AM | 7:47 PM | 14h 19m | +49s |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 5:28 AM | 7:48 PM | 14h 20m | +46s |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 5:28 AM | 7:48 PM | 14h 20m | +43s |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 5:28 AM | 7:49 PM | 14h 21m | +40s |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 5:28 AM | 7:50 PM | 14h 22m | +37s |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 5:28 AM | 7:51 PM | 14h 22m | +34s |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 5:29 AM | 7:51 PM | 14h 23m | +31s |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 5:29 AM | 7:52 PM | 14h 23m | +28s |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 5:29 AM | 7:53 PM | 14h 24m | +25s |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 5:29 AM | 7:53 PM | 14h 24m | +22s |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 5:30 AM | 7:54 PM | 14h 24m | +19s |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 5:30 AM | 7:55 PM | 14h 25m | +16s |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 5:30 AM | 7:55 PM | 14h 25m | +13s |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 5:31 AM | 7:56 PM | 14h 25m | +9s |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 5:31 AM | 7:56 PM | 14h 25m | +6s |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 5:32 AM | 7:57 PM | 14h 25m | +3s |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 5:32 AM | 7:57 PM | 14h 25m | 0s |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 5:33 AM | 7:58 PM | 14h 25m | −3s |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 5:33 AM | 7:58 PM | 14h 25m | −7s |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 5:34 AM | 7:59 PM | 14h 25m | −10s |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 5:35 AM | 7:59 PM | 14h 25m | −13s |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 5:35 AM | 7:59 PM | 14h 24m | −16s |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 5:36 AM | 8:00 PM | 14h 24m | −19s |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 5:36 AM | 8:00 PM | 14h 24m | −23s |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 5:37 AM | 8:00 PM | 14h 23m | −26s |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 5:38 AM | 8:01 PM | 14h 23m | −29s |
The year in Cape Town, 2026
On Wednesday, November 4, Cape Town gets 1 minute 51 seconds more daylight than the day before.
The earliest sunset was on Thursday, June 11, 10 days before the shortest day, so the evenings start getting lighter while the mornings are still getting darker.
The clocks do not change here, so sunrise and sunset move only with the seasons.
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Earliest sunrise | Saturday, December 5 | 5:28 AM |
| Latest sunrise | Tuesday, June 30 | 7:52 AM |
| Earliest sunset | Thursday, June 11 | 5:44 PM |
| Latest sunset | Wednesday, January 7 | 8:01 PM |
| Longest day | Monday, December 21 | 14h 25m |
| Shortest day | Sunday, June 21 | 9h 54m |
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The times are for Cape Town's point in GeoNames (-33.9258, 18.4232), on South Africa Standard Time (from the timezone-boundary-builder map, © OpenStreetMap contributors). Place data © GeoNames, under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Across a large city, sunrise and sunset can differ by a minute or more from one side to the other.