| Current Time: | Mar 21, 2026 at 4:08:23 pm |
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| Sunrise Today: | 6:50 am↑ 90° East |
| Sunset Today: | 6:56 pm↑ 270° West |
| Moonrise Today: | 9:22 am↑ 71° East |
| Moonset Today: | 8:10 pm↑ 292° Northwest |
| Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 6 minutes (-2m 7s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cape Town Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 5:26 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 5:26 am – 5:56 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:56 am – 6:25 am |
| Civil Twilight | 6:25 am – 6:50 am |
| Daylight | 6:50 am – 6:56 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 6:56 pm – 7:21 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 7:21 pm – 7:50 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 7:50 pm – 8:19 pm |
| Night | 8:19 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Cape Town
Moon in Cape Town - Next 7 days
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Mar | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Mar 21 | 9:22 am | 8:10 pm | - | 2:50 pm | (38.5°) | 228,249 | 8.1% | |||
| Mar 22 | 10:34 am | 8:49 pm | - | 3:45 pm | (33.1°) | 227,958 | 16.0% | |||
| Mar 23 | 11:48 am | 9:37 pm | - | 4:45 pm | (29.2°) | 228,327 | 25.9% | |||
| Mar 24 | 12:59 pm | 10:33 pm | - | 5:47 pm | (27.1°) | 229,235 | 37.1% | |||
 Mar 25 | 2:04 pm | 11:37 pm | - | 6:50 pm | (27.1°) | 230,542 | 49.0% | |||
| Mar 26 | 2:59 pm | - | - | 7:51 pm | (29.1°) | 232,124 | 60.7% | |||
| Mar 27 | - | 12:46 am | 3:45 pm | 8:48 pm | (32.7°) | 233,888 | 71.6% | |||
| * 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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