Sunrise & Sunset in Cape Town
The sun rises in Cape Town today at 7:41 AM and sets at 6:06 PM, giving 10 hours 26 minutes of daylight — 1 minute more than yesterday. First light is at 7:14 AM, last light at 6:33 PM, and solar noon at 12:53 PM.
It's 11:23 AM in Cape Town right now — Cape Town's time zone and UTC offset.
South Africa Standard Time · Friday, July 31, 2026 · Calculated for central Cape Town — recomputed live in your browser for today's date.
Daylight in Cape Town
Next: Sunset at 6:06 PM
Sunrise 7:41 AM · Sunset 6:06 PM
The curve is how high the sun climbs through the day; the band beneath it runs from first light to last light.
Where the sun is right now
The sun is well up. Altitude is how far above the horizon the sun sits; azimuth is the compass bearing to look along, measured clockwise from north. Shown for 11:23 AM; this updates to the live position when the page loads.
24-hour sun clock
Sunrise & sunset tomorrow in Cape Town
Saturday, August 1, 2026
Tomorrow in Cape Town the sun rises at 7:40 AM and sets at 6:07 PM — 10 hours 27 minutes of daylight, 1 minute longer than today. Recomputed in your browser, so it is always the next day from now.
Twilight, golden hour & blue hour
The three twilights are just how far the sun is below the horizon: civil to −6° (bright enough to read outside), nautical to −12° (the horizon is still visible at sea), astronomical to −18° (true darkness for stargazing). Golden hour is the warm, low-angle light photographers love, when the sun sits between −4° and +6°; blue hour is the deep-blue band just beyond it, from −6° to −4°. A dash means the sun never gets that low here on this date.
Next 7 days
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Fri, Jul 31 | 7:41 AM | 6:06 PM | 10 h 26 m | +1 min |
| Tomorrow Sat, Aug 1 | 7:40 AM | 6:07 PM | 10 h 27 m | +1 min |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 7:39 AM | 6:08 PM | 10 h 29 m | +2 min |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 7:38 AM | 6:08 PM | 10 h 30 m | +2 min |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 7:37 AM | 6:09 PM | 10 h 32 m | +2 min |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 7:36 AM | 6:10 PM | 10 h 33 m | +2 min |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 7:35 AM | 6:11 PM | 10 h 35 m | +2 min |
Sunrise & sunset through the year
Longest day: December 22 — 14 h 25 m of daylight. Shortest day: June 21 — 9 h 54 m.
Daylight & seasons in Cape Town
- The sun rises in the east-northeast and sets in the west-northwest today.
- Days are getting longer by about 1 minute a day right now.
- Cape Town gets about 4 hours 31 minutes more daylight on its longest day than its shortest.
- The next spring equinox is 55 days away, on September 24.
- Of the 365 days this year, today is the 286th longest here.
- The longest day of the year is 144 days away, on December 22 — 14 h 25 m of daylight.
What time is sunrise tomorrow in Cape Town?
Tomorrow (Saturday, August 1, 2026) the sun rises at 7:40 AM in Cape Town and sets at 6:07 PM, giving 10 hours 27 minutes of daylight. The card above recomputes this in your browser, so it is always the day after today wherever you are reading it.
What time is sunrise in Cape Town today?
The card above computes it live in your browser for today's date, using Cape Town's coordinates — along with sunset, solar noon, first light and last light, all in Cape Town's own time zone.
What are first light and last light?
Civil twilight — when the sun is less than 6° below the horizon. It's bright enough for most outdoor activities before sunrise and after sunset.
Why do the times change every day?
Earth's tilted axis means the sun's path moves through the seasons — days lengthen toward the summer solstice and shorten toward the winter solstice, so sunrise and sunset shift a little every day.
Related astronomical information
Calculated astronomical positions for these coordinates. Local weather and conditions are not modelled.