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Waxing Gibbous
| Current Time: | Jun 19, 2024 at 4:24:05 am |
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| Sunrise Today: | 7:51 am↑ 62° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 5:44 pm↑ 298° Northwest |
| Moonrise Today: | 3:27 pm↑ 118° Southeast |
| Moonset Today: | 5:15 am↑ 244° Southwest |
| Daylight Hours: | 9 hours, 54 minutes (-5s) |
Today's Sun Position in Cape Town
| Time: | 4:24 am |
| Altitude: | -42.0° |
| Direction: | 88° E |
| Phase: | Night |
Day length today: 9h 53m 33s (Jun 19, 2024)
5 seconds shorter than yesterday (Jun 18, 2024)
2 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)
4 hours, 31 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in Cape Town today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cape Town Today
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Day, night, and twilight times in Cape Town today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
| Night | 12:00 am – 6:21 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 6:21 am – 6:51 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:51 am – 7:23 am |
| Civil Twilight | 7:23 am – 7:51 am |
| Daylight | 7:51 am – 5:44 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 5:44 pm – 6:12 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:12 pm – 6:43 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 6:43 pm – 7:14 pm |
| Night | 7:14 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Cape Town - Next 7 Days
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| 2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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| Jun | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
| Jun 19 | 7:51 am | 5:44 pm | 9:53:33 | −0:05 | 12:47 pm (32.7°) | 94.452 |
| Jun 20 | 7:51 am | 5:44 pm | 9:53:31 | −0:02 | 12:48 pm (32.7°) | 94.459 |
| Jun 21 | 7:51 am | 5:44 pm | 9:53:31 | < 1s | 12:48 pm (32.7°) | 94.465 |
| Jun 22 | 7:51 am | 5:45 pm | 9:53:34 | +0:02 | 12:48 pm (32.7°) | 94.470 |
| Jun 23 | 7:51 am | 5:45 pm | 9:53:40 | +0:05 | 12:48 pm (32.7°) | 94.476 |
| Jun 24 | 7:51 am | 5:45 pm | 9:53:48 | +0:08 | 12:48 pm (32.7°) | 94.481 |
| Jun 25 | 7:52 am | 5:46 pm | 9:53:59 | +0:11 | 12:49 pm (32.7°) | 94.486 |
| * All times are local time for Cape Town. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
The June solstice (winter solstice) in Cape Town is at 10:50 pm on Thursday, June 20, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 32 minutes shorter than the December solstice. In locations south of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.
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Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
| March equinox | Mar 20 | 5:06 am |
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| June solstice | Jun 20 | 10:51 pm |
| September equinox | Sep 22 | 2:44 pm |
| December solstice | Dec 21 | 11:21 am |
| * All times are local Cape Town time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Cape Town
| Percent Illuminated: | 90.5% |
| Time: | 4:24 am |
| Altitude: | 8.6° |
| Direction: | 250° W |
| Position: | Waxing Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Cape Town today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Year 2024 Moon Phases
Moon in Cape Town - Next 7 days
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| 2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Jun | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Jun 19 | - | 5:15 am | 3:27 pm | 10:49 pm | (80.3°) | 241,973 | 94.6% | |||
| Jun 20 | - | 6:19 am | 4:09 pm | 11:44 pm | (83.1°) | 239,113 | 98.3% | |||
| Jun 21 | - | 7:23 am | 5:00 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
 Jun 22 | - | 8:25 am | 6:01 pm | 12:42 am | (84.3°) | 236,395 | 99.8% | |||
| Jun 23 | - | 9:21 am | 7:08 pm | 1:42 am | (83.7°) | 234,008 | 98.7% | |||
| Jun 24 | - | 10:08 am | 8:19 pm | 2:42 am | (81.1°) | 232,087 | 95.0% | |||
| Jun 25 | - | 10:49 am | 9:30 pm | 3:39 am | (76.8°) | 230,700 | 88.7% | |||
| * All times are local time for Cape Town. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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Planets Visible in the Sky in Cape Town This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jun 19, 2024 | ||||
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| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Wed 8:22 am | Wed 6:05 pm | Wed 1:13 pm | Difficult to see |
| Venus | Wed 8:11 am | Wed 5:59 pm | Wed 1:05 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Wed 3:49 am | Wed 2:42 pm | Wed 9:16 am | Average visibility |
| Jupiter | Wed 6:05 am | Wed 4:13 pm | Wed 11:09 am | Average visibility |
| Saturn | Wed 12:00 midnight | Wed 12:36 pm | Wed 6:18 am | Great visibility |
| Uranus | Wed 5:16 am | Wed 3:34 pm | Wed 10:25 am | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Wed 12:51 am | Wed 1:01 pm | Wed 6:56 am | Very difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Cape Town. | ||||
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