Sunrise & Sunset in Cape Town
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Friday, 3 July 2026
🌅 Sunrise : 07:52
🌇 Sunset : 17:48
Sunrise & Sunset Times for Today in Cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦
Sun Phase: Night
Sunrise : 07:52 ↑ 62.6° ENE
Sunset : 17:48 ↑ 297.4° WNW
Day Length : 9h 56m
Sun Direction: WSW
Sun Altitude: -71.46°
Sun Distance: 152.085 million km
Next Equinox: Wednesday, 23 September 2026 (September Equinox)
July 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Times in Cape Town
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| Day | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylight | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Sun Dist. (Mil km) | |
| 1 |
07:52
↑
62° ENE
|
17:47
↑
298° WNW
|
9h 55m | +0m 25s | 06:22 | 19:17 | 06:53 | 18:47 | 07:24 | 18:16 | 12:50 | 152.08 |
| 2 |
07:52
↑
62° ENE
|
17:48
↑
298° WNW
|
9h 55m | +0m 28s | 06:23 | 19:17 | 06:53 | 18:47 | 07:24 | 18:16 | 12:50 | 152.08 |
| 3 |
07:52
↑
63° ENE
|
17:48
↑
297° WNW
|
9h 56m | +0m 30s | 06:23 | 19:18 | 06:53 | 18:47 | 07:24 | 18:16 | 12:50 | 152.08 |
| 4 |
07:52
↑
63° ENE
|
17:49
↑
297° WNW
|
9h 56m | +0m 33s | 06:22 | 19:18 | 06:53 | 18:48 | 07:24 | 18:17 | 12:50 | 152.09 |
| 5 |
07:52
↑
63° ENE
|
17:49
↑
297° WNW
|
9h 57m | +0m 35s | 06:22 | 19:19 | 06:53 | 18:48 | 07:24 | 18:17 | 12:50 | 152.09 |
| 6 |
07:52
↑
63° ENE
|
17:50
↑
297° WNW
|
9h 58m | +0m 38s | 06:22 | 19:19 | 06:53 | 18:49 | 07:24 | 18:18 | 12:51 | 152.09 |
| 7 |
07:51
↑
63° ENE
|
17:50
↑
297° WNW
|
9h 58m | +0m 40s | 06:22 | 19:19 | 06:53 | 18:49 | 07:23 | 18:18 | 12:51 | 152.09 |
| 8 |
07:51
↑
63° ENE
|
17:51
↑
297° WNW
|
9h 59m | +0m 43s | 06:22 | 19:20 | 06:52 | 18:50 | 07:23 | 18:19 | 12:51 | 152.09 |
| 9 |
07:51
↑
63° ENE
|
17:51
↑
297° WNW
|
10h 00m | +0m 45s | 06:22 | 19:20 | 06:52 | 18:50 | 07:23 | 18:19 | 12:51 | 152.09 |
| 10 |
07:51
↑
64° ENE
|
17:52
↑
296° WNW
|
10h 01m | +0m 48s | 06:22 | 19:21 | 06:52 | 18:51 | 07:23 | 18:20 | 12:51 | 152.08 |
| 11 |
07:50
↑
64° ENE
|
17:52
↑
296° WNW
|
10h 01m | +0m 50s | 06:22 | 19:21 | 06:52 | 18:51 | 07:23 | 18:20 | 12:51 | 152.08 |
| 12 |
07:50
↑
64° ENE
|
17:53
↑
296° WNW
|
10h 02m | +0m 52s | 06:21 | 19:22 | 06:52 | 18:52 | 07:22 | 18:21 | 12:51 | 152.08 |
| 13 |
07:50
↑
64° ENE
|
17:54
↑
296° WNW
|
10h 03m | +0m 55s | 06:21 | 19:22 | 06:51 | 18:52 | 07:22 | 18:21 | 12:52 | 152.07 |
| 14 |
07:49
↑
64° ENE
|
17:54
↑
296° WNW
|
10h 04m | +0m 57s | 06:21 | 19:23 | 06:51 | 18:53 | 07:22 | 18:22 | 12:52 | 152.06 |
| 15 |
07:49
↑
64° ENE
|
17:55
↑
296° WNW
|
10h 05m | +0m 59s | 06:21 | 19:23 | 06:51 | 18:53 | 07:21 | 18:23 | 12:52 | 152.06 |
| 16 |
07:49
↑
65° ENE
|
17:55
↑
295° WNW
|
10h 06m | +1m 01s | 06:20 | 19:24 | 06:50 | 18:54 | 07:21 | 18:23 | 12:52 | 152.05 |
| 17 |
07:48
↑
65° ENE
|
17:56
↑
295° WNW
|
10h 07m | +1m 03s | 06:20 | 19:24 | 06:50 | 18:54 | 07:21 | 18:24 | 12:52 | 152.04 |
| 18 |
07:48
↑
65° ENE
|
17:57
↑
295° WNW
|
10h 08m | +1m 05s | 06:20 | 19:25 | 06:50 | 18:55 | 07:20 | 18:24 | 12:52 | 152.03 |
| 19 |
07:47
↑
65° ENE
|
17:57
↑
295° WNW
|
10h 10m | +1m 07s | 06:19 | 19:25 | 06:49 | 18:55 | 07:20 | 18:25 | 12:52 | 152.02 |
| 20 |
07:47
↑
65° ENE
|
17:58
↑
294° WNW
|
10h 11m | +1m 09s | 06:19 | 19:26 | 06:49 | 18:56 | 07:19 | 18:25 | 12:52 | 152.01 |
| 21 |
07:46
↑
66° ENE
|
17:59
↑
294° WNW
|
10h 12m | +1m 11s | 06:18 | 19:26 | 06:48 | 18:56 | 07:19 | 18:26 | 12:52 | 152.00 |
| 22 |
07:46
↑
66° ENE
|
17:59
↑
294° WNW
|
10h 13m | +1m 13s | 06:18 | 19:27 | 06:48 | 18:57 | 07:18 | 18:27 | 12:52 | 151.99 |
| 23 |
07:45
↑
66° ENE
|
18:00
↑
294° WNW
|
10h 14m | +1m 15s | 06:18 | 19:27 | 06:47 | 18:58 | 07:18 | 18:27 | 12:52 | 151.97 |
| 24 |
07:44
↑
66° ENE
|
18:01
↑
294° WNW
|
10h 16m | +1m 17s | 06:17 | 19:28 | 06:47 | 18:58 | 07:17 | 18:28 | 12:52 | 151.96 |
| 25 |
07:44
↑
67° ENE
|
18:01
↑
293° WNW
|
10h 17m | +1m 19s | 06:17 | 19:28 | 06:46 | 18:59 | 07:17 | 18:29 | 12:52 | 151.94 |
| 26 |
07:43
↑
67° ENE
|
18:02
↑
293° WNW
|
10h 18m | +1m 20s | 06:16 | 19:29 | 06:46 | 18:59 | 07:16 | 18:29 | 12:52 | 151.93 |
| 27 |
07:42
↑
67° ENE
|
18:03
↑
293° WNW
|
10h 20m | +1m 22s | 06:15 | 19:30 | 06:45 | 19:00 | 07:15 | 18:30 | 12:52 | 151.91 |
| 28 |
07:42
↑
68° ENE
|
18:03
↑
292° WNW
|
10h 21m | +1m 24s | 06:15 | 19:30 | 06:45 | 19:01 | 07:15 | 18:30 | 12:52 | 151.90 |
| 29 |
07:41
↑
68° ENE
|
18:04
↑
292° WNW
|
10h 23m | +1m 25s | 06:14 | 19:31 | 06:44 | 19:01 | 07:14 | 18:31 | 12:52 | 151.88 |
| 30 |
07:40
↑
68° ENE
|
18:05
↑
292° WNW
|
10h 24m | +1m 27s | 06:14 | 19:31 | 06:43 | 19:02 | 07:13 | 18:32 | 12:52 | 151.86 |
| 31 |
07:39
↑
68° ENE
|
18:05
↑
292° WNW
|
10h 25m | +1m 28s | 06:13 | 19:32 | 06:43 | 19:02 | 07:12 | 18:32 | 12:52 | 151.85 |
|
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In Cape Town, the earliest sunrise of July is on July 31 and the latest sunset of July is on July 30 or July 31.
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The sun rises in Cape Town today at 07:52 local time. Compare today's sunrise to other popular cities worldwide.
The sun sets in Cape Town today at 17:48 local time. View sunset times for cities worldwide for comparison.
Cape Town gets approximately 9.0 hours and 56.0 minutes of daylight today (July 03). The moon phase calendar for Cape Town shows complementary night-time data.
Solar noon — when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky — happens in Cape Town today at 12:50 local time. This is the moment of maximum solar elevation and is exactly midway between sunrise and sunset.
Civil twilight in Cape Town begins at 07:24 (before sunrise) and ends at 18:16 (after sunset) today. Civil twilight is the period when there is enough natural light to see clearly outdoors without artificial lighting. The current weather in Cape Town can affect how bright twilight actually feels.
Because Cape Town is in the Southern Hemisphere, the longest day of the year (summer solstice) is around December 21, and the shortest day (winter solstice) is around June 21. The annual calendar marks both solstices.