Sunrise & Sunset in Cape Town
Thursday, 22 October 2026 · South Africa Standard Time (UTC+2)
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
7:06 PM
Today in Cape Town, South Africa, sunrise is at 5:57 AM and sunset at 7:06 PM, giving 13 h 9 min of daylight — 2 minutes longer than yesterday.
Sun times today
| Event | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight (−18°) | 4:28 AM | 8:34 PM |
| Nautical twilight (−12°) | 5:00 AM | 8:02 PM |
| Civil twilight (−6°) | 5:31 AM | 7:31 PM |
| Sunrise / sunset | 5:57 AM | 7:06 PM |
| Golden hour ends / starts (+6°) | 6:30 AM | 6:32 PM |
| Solar noon | 12:31 PM | |
— means the sun does not reach that angle today. Times include standard atmospheric refraction; hills and buildings can change what you see.
Cape Town sunrise and sunset — October 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Thu | 6:23 AM | 6:49 PM | 12 h 26 min |
| 2 Fri | 6:22 AM | 6:50 PM | 12 h 28 min |
| 3 Sat | 6:21 AM | 6:50 PM | 12 h 30 min |
| 4 Sun | 6:19 AM | 6:51 PM | 12 h 32 min |
| 5 Mon | 6:18 AM | 6:52 PM | 12 h 34 min |
| 6 Tue | 6:17 AM | 6:53 PM | 12 h 36 min |
| 7 Wed | 6:15 AM | 6:53 PM | 12 h 38 min |
| 8 Thu | 6:14 AM | 6:54 PM | 12 h 40 min |
| 9 Fri | 6:13 AM | 6:55 PM | 12 h 42 min |
| 10 Sat | 6:11 AM | 6:56 PM | 12 h 44 min |
| 11 Sun | 6:10 AM | 6:57 PM | 12 h 46 min |
| 12 Mon | 6:09 AM | 6:57 PM | 12 h 49 min |
| 13 Tue | 6:08 AM | 6:58 PM | 12 h 51 min |
| 14 Wed | 6:06 AM | 6:59 PM | 12 h 53 min |
| 15 Thu | 6:05 AM | 7:00 PM | 12 h 55 min |
| 16 Fri | 6:04 AM | 7:01 PM | 12 h 57 min |
| 17 Sat | 6:03 AM | 7:01 PM | 12 h 59 min |
| 18 Sun | 6:01 AM | 7:02 PM | 13 h 1 min |
| 19 Mon | 6:00 AM | 7:03 PM | 13 h 3 min |
| 20 Tue | 5:59 AM | 7:04 PM | 13 h 5 min |
| 21 Wed | 5:58 AM | 7:05 PM | 13 h 7 min |
| 22 Thu | 5:57 AM | 7:06 PM | 13 h 9 min |
| 23 Fri | 5:55 AM | 7:06 PM | 13 h 11 min |
| 24 Sat | 5:54 AM | 7:07 PM | 13 h 13 min |
| 25 Sun | 5:53 AM | 7:08 PM | 13 h 15 min |
| 26 Mon | 5:52 AM | 7:09 PM | 13 h 17 min |
| 27 Tue | 5:51 AM | 7:10 PM | 13 h 19 min |
| 28 Wed | 5:50 AM | 7:11 PM | 13 h 21 min |
| 29 Thu | 5:49 AM | 7:12 PM | 13 h 23 min |
| 30 Fri | 5:48 AM | 7:13 PM | 13 h 25 min |
| 31 Sat | 5:47 AM | 7:14 PM | 13 h 27 min |
Sunrise and sunset in Cape Town: questions and answers
What time is sunset in Cape Town today?
7:06 PM local time (South Africa Standard Time). Civil twilight ends at 7:31 PM.
What time is sunrise in Cape Town tomorrow?
5:55 AM.
When is golden hour in Cape Town today?
In the evening from about 6:32 PM until sunset at 7:06 PM; in the morning from sunrise until about 6:30 AM.
What are the longest and shortest days in Cape Town?
About 14 h 25 min at the December solstice, and about 9 h 54 min at the June solstice.
Calculated for -33.93°, 18.42°. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), https://www.geonames.org/.