Sun position in Cape Town

Name: Cape Town
Address: Cape Town, South Africa

Where the sun stands over Cape Town, South Africa (-33.9249°, 18.4241°) - today's sunrise, sunset, solar noon, day length and shadow length, plus the sun path across the whole year.

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Sun times in Cape Town on 24 September 2026

Local time in Cape Town, UTC+2, with no daylight saving time.
Sunrise	06:35	rises toward E (91°)
Solar noon	12:40	sun 56.5° above the horizon
Sunset	18:45	sets toward W (269°)
Day length	12 h 10 min
Civil dawn	06:10	first usable light
Civil dusk	19:10	last usable light
Golden hour, morning	06:35–07:08	warm low light
Golden hour, evening	18:12–18:45	warm low light
Shadow at noon	0.66 m	per metre of height

Times are computed for -33.9249°, 18.4241° and refreshed every day. For any other date, an exact azimuth or a shadow drawn on the map, open the interactive sun position map for Cape Town.

The sun through the year in Cape Town

Sunrise, sunset, day length and noon altitude on the 15th of each month, on the local clock
Month	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Noon altitude
January	05:52	20:02	14 h 10 min	77.2°
February	06:23	19:41	13 h 18 min	68.8°
March	06:47	19:07	12 h 20 min	58.3°
April	07:10	18:25	11 h 15 min	46.4°
May	07:33	17:55	10 h 23 min	37.3°
June	07:51	17:45	9 h 54 min	32.8°
July	07:50	17:56	10 h 06 min	34.5°
August	07:27	18:18	10 h 50 min	42.0°
September	06:47	18:39	11 h 51 min	53.0°
October	06:06	19:00	12 h 54 min	64.5°
November	05:36	19:28	13 h 52 min	74.5°
December	05:31	19:54	14 h 24 min	79.3°

At the June solstice the midday sun reaches 32.6° above the horizon in Cape Town and the day lasts 9 h 54 min. At the December solstice the sun climbs only to 79.5° and the day shrinks to 14 h 25 min. That difference is what decides whether a garden, a window or a solar array sees the sun in winter.

Planning around the sun in Cape Town

Solar panels

At this latitude a fixed array facing the equator collects the most over a year at a tilt of about 29°. Use the solar panel angle calculator with the coordinates -33.9249°, 18.4241° for the exact optimum, the seasonal optima and the loss from an east or west facing roof.

Buying a flat or a plot

In December the noon sun in Cape Town sits 79.5° above the horizon, so every obstacle casts a shadow 0.2 times its own height at midday. Check what stands to the south before you commit: place the building on the map and read the shaded hours for 21 December.

Photography

Golden hour runs 06:35–07:08 in the morning and 18:12–18:45 in the evening today, and the sun sets toward sets toward W (269°). The golden hour calculator gives the same windows for any date, and the map's alignment finder shows the days when the setting sun lines up with a street.

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