Sunset and sunrise times in Cape Town, South Africa

In Cape Town, South Africa the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:45 and rises at 06:30. Daylight lasts 12h 15m; evening golden hour runs from 18:12 to 19:00.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light: 06:05
Sunrise: 06:30
Solar noon: 12:37
Sunset: 18:45
Last light: 19:10
Day length: 12h 15m

18h 43m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 18:12 – 19:00
Blue hour: 19:00 – 19:10
Max sun altitude: 57.4°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 18:38 / 06:05

The sun sets at 268° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 06:28 Sunset 18:46 Golden hour 18:13 – 19:01 Day length 12h 17m vs today 2 minutes longer

Where Cape Town is

Coordinates: 33.9258° S, 18.4232° E
Time zone: Africa/Johannesburg
Current offset: UTC+02:00
Elevation: 25 m
Population: 4,772,846

Sunrise and sunset in Cape Town, September 2026

September 2026 — first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, last light, day length and evening golden hour.
Date	First light	Sunrise	Solar noon	Sunset	Last light	Day length	Change	Golden hour	Moon
Tue 1	06:39	07:04	12:46	18:28	18:53	11h 23m	+1:59	17:54–18:43	🌖 81%
Wed 2	06:38	07:03	12:46	18:29	18:54	11h 25m	+2:00	17:55–18:44	🌖 72%
Thu 3	06:37	07:02	12:45	18:29	18:54	11h 27m	+2:00	17:56–18:45	🌖 61%
Fri 4	06:35	07:00	12:45	18:30	18:55	11h 29m	+2:01	17:56–18:45	🌗 49%
Sat 5	06:34	06:59	12:45	18:31	18:56	11h 31m	+2:01	17:57–18:46	🌘 37%
Sun 6	06:33	06:58	12:44	18:31	18:56	11h 33m	+2:02	17:58–18:47	🌘 26%
Mon 7	06:31	06:56	12:44	18:32	18:57	11h 35m	+2:02	17:59–18:47	🌘 17%
Tue 8	06:30	06:55	12:44	18:33	18:58	11h 37m	+2:02	17:59–18:48	🌘 9%
Wed 9	06:29	06:53	12:43	18:33	18:58	11h 39m	+2:03	18:00–18:49	🌘 3%
Thu 10	06:27	06:52	12:43	18:34	18:59	11h 41m	+2:03	18:01–18:49	🌘 1%
Fri 11	06:26	06:51	12:42	18:35	19:00	11h 44m	+2:03	18:02–18:50	🌑 0%
Sat 12	06:24	06:49	12:42	18:35	19:00	11h 46m	+2:04	18:02–18:51	🌒 2%
Sun 13	06:23	06:48	12:42	18:36	19:01	11h 48m	+2:04	18:03–18:51	🌒 6%
Mon 14	06:22	06:47	12:41	18:37	19:02	11h 50m	+2:04	18:04–18:52	🌒 12%
Tue 15	06:20	06:45	12:41	18:37	19:02	11h 52m	+2:04	18:04–18:53	🌒 19%
Wed 16	06:19	06:44	12:41	18:38	19:03	11h 54m	+2:05	18:05–18:53	🌒 28%
Thu 17	06:18	06:42	12:40	18:39	19:04	11h 56m	+2:05	18:06–18:54	🌒 37%
Fri 18	06:16	06:41	12:40	18:40	19:04	11h 58m	+2:05	18:06–18:55	🌓 46%
Sat 19	06:15	06:40	12:40	18:40	19:05	12h 0m	+2:05	18:07–18:55	🌔 55%
Sun 20	06:13	06:38	12:39	18:41	19:06	12h 2m	+2:05	18:08–18:56	🌔 64%
Mon 21	06:12	06:37	12:39	18:42	19:07	12h 4m	+2:05	18:09–18:57	🌔 73%
Tue 22	06:11	06:35	12:39	18:42	19:07	12h 6m	+2:06	18:09–18:58	🌔 81%
Wed 23	06:09	06:34	12:38	18:43	19:08	12h 8m	+2:06	18:10–18:58	🌔 88%
Thu 24	06:08	06:33	12:38	18:44	19:09	12h 11m	+2:06	18:11–18:59	🌔 94%
Fri 25	06:06	06:31	12:38	18:44	19:09	12h 13m	+2:06	18:11–19:00	🌔 98%
Sat 26	06:05	06:30	12:37	18:45	19:10	12h 15m	+2:06	18:12–19:00	🌔 100%
Sun 27	06:03	06:28	12:37	18:46	19:11	12h 17m	+2:06	18:13–19:01	🌕 100%
Mon 28	06:02	06:27	12:36	18:46	19:12	12h 19m	+2:06	18:14–19:02	🌖 97%
Tue 29	06:01	06:26	12:36	18:47	19:12	12h 21m	+2:06	18:14–19:03	🌖 92%
Wed 30	05:59	06:24	12:36	18:48	19:13	12h 23m	+2:06	18:15–19:03	🌖 84%

More columns for September 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction

September 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date	Astro. dawn	Naut. dawn	Sunrise	Sunset	Naut. dusk	Astro. dusk	Night	Max altitude	Sunset direction
Tue 1	05:41	06:10	07:04	18:28	19:22	19:51	12h 34m	47.9°	279° W
Wed 2	05:40	06:09	07:03	18:29	19:23	19:52	12h 32m	48.3°	279° W
Thu 3	05:39	06:08	07:02	18:29	19:23	19:52	12h 30m	48.6°	278° W
Fri 4	05:37	06:06	07:00	18:30	19:24	19:53	12h 28m	49.0°	278° W
Sat 5	05:36	06:05	06:59	18:31	19:25	19:54	12h 26m	49.4°	277° W
Sun 6	05:35	06:04	06:58	18:31	19:25	19:54	12h 24m	49.7°	277° W
Mon 7	05:33	06:02	06:56	18:32	19:26	19:55	12h 22m	50.1°	277° W
Tue 8	05:32	06:01	06:55	18:33	19:27	19:56	12h 20m	50.5°	276° W
Wed 9	05:31	06:00	06:53	18:33	19:27	19:56	12h 18m	50.9°	276° W
Thu 10	05:29	05:58	06:52	18:34	19:28	19:57	12h 16m	51.2°	275° W
Fri 11	05:28	05:57	06:51	18:35	19:29	19:58	12h 14m	51.6°	275° W
Sat 12	05:26	05:56	06:49	18:35	19:29	19:58	12h 12m	52.0°	274° W
Sun 13	05:25	05:54	06:48	18:36	19:30	19:59	12h 10m	52.4°	274° W
Mon 14	05:24	05:53	06:47	18:37	19:31	20:00	12h 8m	52.8°	273° W
Tue 15	05:22	05:51	06:45	18:37	19:31	20:01	12h 6m	53.1°	273° W
Wed 16	05:21	05:50	06:44	18:38	19:32	20:01	12h 4m	53.5°	272° W
Thu 17	05:19	05:49	06:42	18:39	19:33	20:02	12h 2m	53.9°	272° W
Fri 18	05:18	05:47	06:41	18:40	19:33	20:03	12h 0m	54.3°	271° W
Sat 19	05:16	05:46	06:40	18:40	19:34	20:03	11h 58m	54.7°	271° W
Sun 20	05:15	05:44	06:38	18:41	19:35	20:04	11h 55m	55.1°	271° W
Mon 21	05:14	05:43	06:37	18:42	19:36	20:05	11h 53m	55.5°	270° W
Tue 22	05:12	05:41	06:35	18:42	19:36	20:06	11h 51m	55.9°	270° W
Wed 23	05:11	05:40	06:34	18:43	19:37	20:07	11h 49m	56.2°	269° W
Thu 24	05:09	05:39	06:33	18:44	19:38	20:07	11h 47m	56.6°	269° W
Fri 25	05:08	05:37	06:31	18:44	19:39	20:08	11h 45m	57.0°	268° W
Sat 26	05:06	05:36	06:30	18:45	19:39	20:09	11h 43m	57.4°	268° W
Sun 27	05:05	05:34	06:28	18:46	19:40	20:10	11h 41m	57.8°	267° W
Mon 28	05:03	05:33	06:27	18:46	19:41	20:11	11h 39m	58.2°	267° W
Tue 29	05:02	05:31	06:26	18:47	19:42	20:11	11h 37m	58.6°	266° W
Wed 30	05:00	05:30	06:24	18:48	19:42	20:12	11h 35m	59.0°	266° W

October 2026

October 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date	First light	Sunrise	Solar noon	Sunset	Last light	Day length	Change	Golden hour	Moon
Thu 1	05:58	06:23	12:36	18:49	19:14	12h 25m	+2:06	18:16–19:04	🌖 75%
Fri 2	05:56	06:22	12:35	18:49	19:14	12h 27m	+2:06	18:16–19:05	🌖 64%
Sat 3	05:55	06:20	12:35	18:50	19:15	12h 29m	+2:06	18:17–19:05	🌗 53%
Sun 4	05:54	06:19	12:35	18:51	19:16	12h 32m	+2:06	18:18–19:06	🌘 41%
Mon 5	05:52	06:17	12:34	18:52	19:17	12h 34m	+2:06	18:19–19:07	🌘 30%
Tue 6	05:51	06:16	12:34	18:52	19:18	12h 36m	+2:06	18:19–19:08	🌘 20%
Wed 7	05:50	06:15	12:34	18:53	19:18	12h 38m	+2:05	18:20–19:09	🌘 11%
Thu 8	05:48	06:13	12:33	18:54	19:19	12h 40m	+2:05	18:21–19:09	🌘 5%
Fri 9	05:47	06:12	12:33	18:55	19:20	12h 42m	+2:05	18:21–19:10	🌘 2%
Sat 10	05:46	06:11	12:33	18:55	19:21	12h 44m	+2:05	18:22–19:11	🌑 0%
Sun 11	05:44	06:10	12:33	18:56	19:22	12h 46m	+2:05	18:23–19:12	🌒 1%
Mon 12	05:43	06:08	12:32	18:57	19:22	12h 48m	+2:04	18:24–19:12	🌒 4%
Tue 13	05:42	06:07	12:32	18:58	19:23	12h 50m	+2:04	18:24–19:13	🌒 8%
Wed 14	05:40	06:06	12:32	18:59	19:24	12h 52m	+2:04	18:25–19:14	🌒 14%
Thu 15	05:39	06:04	12:32	18:59	19:25	12h 54m	+2:04	18:26–19:15	🌒 22%
Fri 16	05:38	06:03	12:31	19:00	19:26	12h 56m	+2:03	18:27–19:16	🌒 30%
Sat 17	05:36	06:02	12:31	19:01	19:27	12h 59m	+2:03	18:27–19:17	🌒 39%
Sun 18	05:35	06:01	12:31	19:02	19:27	13h 1m	+2:02	18:28–19:17	🌓 48%
Mon 19	05:34	06:00	12:31	19:03	19:28	13h 3m	+2:02	18:29–19:18	🌔 57%
Tue 20	05:33	05:58	12:31	19:03	19:29	13h 5m	+2:01	18:30–19:19	🌔 67%
Wed 21	05:31	05:57	12:30	19:04	19:30	13h 7m	+2:01	18:31–19:20	🌔 76%
Thu 22	05:30	05:56	12:30	19:05	19:31	13h 9m	+2:00	18:31–19:21	🌔 84%
Fri 23	05:29	05:55	12:30	19:06	19:32	13h 11m	+2:00	18:32–19:22	🌔 91%
Sat 24	05:28	05:54	12:30	19:07	19:33	13h 13m	+1:59	18:33–19:23	🌔 96%
Sun 25	05:27	05:53	12:30	19:08	19:34	13h 15m	+1:59	18:34–19:24	🌔 99%
Mon 26	05:25	05:51	12:30	19:09	19:35	13h 17m	+1:58	18:35–19:25	🌕 100%
Tue 27	05:24	05:50	12:30	19:09	19:36	13h 19m	+1:57	18:35–19:25	🌖 98%
Wed 28	05:23	05:49	12:30	19:10	19:37	13h 20m	+1:57	18:36–19:26	🌖 94%
Thu 29	05:22	05:48	12:29	19:11	19:38	13h 22m	+1:56	18:37–19:27	🌖 87%
Fri 30	05:21	05:47	12:29	19:12	19:39	13h 24m	+1:55	18:38–19:28	🌖 78%
Sat 31	05:20	05:46	12:29	19:13	19:39	13h 26m	+1:54	18:39–19:29	🌖 68%

Longest and shortest day in Cape Town

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 14h 24m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 9h 53m.

Between them the day length swings by 4h 31m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:43 on 12 June; the latest is 20:01 on 7 January. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 05:28 on 5 December to 07:52 on 30 June.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 6m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Cape Town different

Sitting on the western side of its time zone puts solar noon at 12:37, a full 38 minutes after twelve o'clock, and drags the whole day — sunrise, noon and sunset — along with it.

It takes roughly 25 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.

Photographers get 48 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.2× the 40 minutes available at the equator on the same date.

The gap between the longest and shortest day of the year comes to 4h 31m, one of the widest swings of any South Africa city on the site.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 57° round to WNW. Tonight, W.

Sunset drifts 41 seconds later each day this month — 20 minutes from the first of September to the last.

Among 75 tracked South Africa cities, sunset comes latest here, separated from Richards Bay by 55 minutes.

Planning a sunset photo in Cape Town

Arrive by 17:57. Golden hour opens at 18:12 and the sun is down by 18:45, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 268° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.

Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 19:00 and runs to 19:10, the end of civil twilight and 25m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Cape Town — times, duration and the best months Morning and evening windows, the next seven days, and how much golden light each month gives you.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Cape Town today?

The sun sets in Cape Town at 18:45 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Cape Town?

It takes 25m. Civil twilight ends at 19:10 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Cape Town?

Evening golden hour runs 18:12 to 19:00 today, lasting 48m. Full golden hour times for Cape Town covers the morning window and the coming week.