Current Date and Time in Cape Town, South Africa

Current Cape Town Time Zone, Local Date and Time and Time Difference.

Cape Town time

Current local time in Cape Town

Timezone
Africa/Johannesburg
Country
South Africa
Capital
Pretoria
Currency
Rand (ZAR)
Dialing Code
+27
ISO Code
ZA / ZAF
UTC/GMT
Daylight Saving Time
No DST is now in force.

Sun Information

Sunrise Today

13:48

64.64° ENE→
Sunset Today

23:56

295.27° WNW↖
Astronomical Twilight
06:20 - 06:50 Duration: 30m
18:54 - 19:24 Duration: 30m
Nautical Twilight
06:50 - 07:21 Duration: 31m
18:23 - 18:54 Duration: 31m
Civil Twilight (Dawn/Dusk)
Dawn: 07:21 - 07:48 Duration: 27m
Dusk: 17:56 - 18:23 Duration: 27m
Night Period
00:00 - 06:20 Duration: 6h 20m
19:24 - 23:59 Duration: 4h 35m
Current Position
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Direction 151.41° SSE↓
Altitude -75.92979° ↑
Distance 152051558.55960914 km
Next Solstice Sep 23, 02:19 AM (Vernal Equinox)
Solstices and Equinoxes
Autumnal Equinox Mar 20, 2025 05:01 PM
Winter Solstice Jun 21, 2025 10:42 AM
Vernal Equinox Sep 23, 2025 02:19 AM
Summer Solstice Dec 21, 2025 11:03 PM
Daylight Period 1m longer
07:48 - 17:56
Duration: 10h 8m
Solar Events
Noon: 18:52:25 Midnight: 06:52:22

Moon Information

Moon Viewer
72.6%
Waning Gibbous
N
E
S
W
Current Position
Direction 68.64° ENE→
Altitude 28.52°
Distance 371403 km
New Moon 24 Jul 2025, 21:11
First Quarter 01 Aug 2025, 14:41
Full Moon 09 Aug 2025, 09:55
Last Quarter 18 Jul 2025, 02:37
Moonrise Today
16 Jul 17:08
272.81° W←
Moonset Today
17 Jul 05:57
82.94 E→

Interactive Map for Cape Town

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Solar Eclipses
Partial Solar Eclipse (47% visible) 17 Feb 2026, 12:01
Partial Solar Eclipse (34% visible) 6 Feb 2027, 15:56
Partial Solar Eclipse (7% visible) 2 Aug 2027, 10:05
Partial Solar Eclipse (37% visible) 25 Nov 2030, 06:46
Partial Solar Eclipse (22% visible) 21 May 2031, 07:17
Lunar Eclipses
Partial Lunar Eclipse (43% visible) 7 Sep 2025, 18:08
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (17% visible) 28 Aug 2026, 04:18
Partial Lunar Eclipse (66% visible) 20 Feb 2027, 23:23
Partial Lunar Eclipse (44% visible) 6 Jul 2028, 18:10
Partial Lunar Eclipse (46% visible) 26 Jun 2029, 03:22