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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Cape Town, ZA
2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Johannesburg · 33.93°S, 18.42°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:15 AM |
| Sunset | 6:53 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 38 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:18 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:48 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:18 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 21 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 8 h 30 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:48 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:22 AM |
| Moonset | 3:48 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.20°N, 146.34°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:21 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 7:14 AM | 8:54 PM | 2:04 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 6:51 AM | 8:56 PM | 1:54 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 3:08 AM | 1:20 PM | 8:14 AM | Visible about 2.3 h after dark, highest 26° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:55 AM | 2:35 PM | 9:15 AM | Visible about 1.5 h after dark, highest 21° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:28 PM | 6:25 AM | 12:29 AM | Visible about 10.8 h after dark, highest 54° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Cape Town is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Athlone9 km away
- Somerset West41 km away
- Paarl55 km away
- Worcester100 km away
- George373 km away
- Kariega645 km away
- Gqeberha663 km away
- Queenstown820 km away
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