Sun in Cape Town

Saturday, May 23, 2026 · South Africa. Today's sunrise, sunset, twilight, and day length. All times are local.

Day strip

Saturday, May 23, 2026

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    NightAstronomicalNauticalCivil twilightDaylight Golden hour

Sunrise

7:37 AM

Sunset

5:51 PM

Solar noon

12:44 PM

Day length

10h 13m 17s

All events today

Twilight, golden hour, and beyond

  • Astronomical dawn6:10 AM
  • Nautical dawn6:40 AM
  • Civil dawn7:10 AM
  • Sunrise7:37 AM
  • Golden hour ends8:14 AM
  • Solar noon12:44 PM
  • Golden hour begins5:14 PM
  • Sunset5:51 PM
  • Civil dusk6:17 PM
  • Nautical dusk6:48 PM
  • Astronomical dusk7:18 PM

Civil twilight = sun 0-6° below horizon (still bright enough to read outdoors). Nautical = 6-12°. Astronomical = 12-18°. Past astronomical dusk, the sky reaches its darkest.

This month

Sunrise & sunset, day by day

DateSunriseSunsetDay length
  • Fri · 017:21 AM6:08 PM10h 47m 03s
  • Sat · 027:21 AM6:07 PM10h 45m 17s
  • Sun · 037:22 AM6:06 PM10h 43m 32s
  • Mon · 047:23 AM6:05 PM10h 41m 48s
  • Tue · 057:24 AM6:04 PM10h 40m 05s
  • Wed · 067:25 AM6:03 PM10h 38m 23s
  • Thu · 077:25 AM6:02 PM10h 36m 43s
  • Fri · 087:26 AM6:01 PM10h 35m 04s
  • Sat · 097:27 AM6:00 PM10h 33m 26s
  • Sun · 107:28 AM5:59 PM10h 31m 50s
  • Mon · 117:28 AM5:59 PM10h 30m 14s
  • Tue · 127:29 AM5:58 PM10h 28m 41s
  • Wed · 137:30 AM5:57 PM10h 27m 09s
  • Thu · 147:31 AM5:56 PM10h 25m 38s
  • Fri · 157:31 AM5:56 PM10h 24m 09s
  • Sat · 167:32 AM5:55 PM10h 22m 41s
  • Sun · 177:33 AM5:54 PM10h 21m 15s
  • Mon · 187:34 AM5:54 PM10h 19m 51s
  • Tue · 197:34 AM5:53 PM10h 18m 29s
  • Wed · 207:35 AM5:52 PM10h 17m 08s
  • Thu · 217:36 AM5:52 PM10h 15m 49s
  • Fri · 227:37 AM5:51 PM10h 14m 32s
  • Sat · 237:37 AM5:51 PM10h 13m 17s
  • Sun · 247:38 AM5:50 PM10h 12m 04s
  • Mon · 257:39 AM5:50 PM10h 10m 53s
  • Tue · 267:39 AM5:49 PM10h 09m 44s
  • Wed · 277:40 AM5:49 PM10h 08m 37s
  • Thu · 287:41 AM5:48 PM10h 07m 32s
  • Fri · 297:41 AM5:48 PM10h 06m 29s
  • Sat · 307:42 AM5:47 PM10h 05m 28s
  • Sun · 317:43 AM5:47 PM10h 04m 30s