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Current Local Time in Cape Town, South Africa

3:32:43 pm SAST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

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Country: South Africa
Lat/Long: 33°55'S / 18°25'E
Elevation: 31 m
Currency: Rand (ZAR)
Languages: Afrikaans, English, Sesotho,
Country Code: +27
Location of Cape TownLocation
°F

Weather

81 °F

Sunny.
72 / 63 °F

Thu 22.72 / 63 °F
Fri 23.72 / 62 °F

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Time Zone

SAST (South Africa Standard Time)
UTC/GMT +2 hours
No Daylight Saving Time in 2026

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2026

Difference

7 hours ahead of
Columbus

Sunrise

5:56 am
115° Southeast

Sunset

7:58 pm
245° West

Day length

14 hours, 1 minute
-1m 25s shorter

Moon 7.7%

Rise – 8:18 am
Set – 9:40 pm

High Tide

High – 4:53 am
High – 5:01 pm

Low Tide

Low – 11:00 am
Low – 11:07 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 12:57 pm
Altitude: 75.9°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:18 am – 4:54 am
8:59 pm – 9:36 pm

Nautical
Twilight

4:54 am – 5:28 am
8:25 pm – 8:59 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:28 am – 5:56 am
7:58 pm – 8:25 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
9:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 26, 2026
6:47 am
Cape Town
South Africa
3:3243pm
Wednesday, January 21, 2026