Sunrise and Sunset times in Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town
Daily sun schedule, day length and annual chart
Daily sun schedule, day length and annual chart
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Sun path today in Cape Town
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☀️ Day length: 10h 37m 48s
Sun direction in Cape Town
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City
Cape Town
Region / Country
Western Cape
,
South Africa
Time zone
Africa/Johannesburg, UTC +2 h.
Population
3 215 000 people
Latitude
-33.92
Longitude
18.435
Sunrise and sunset times by month
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May sunrise / sunset times
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Day length in Cape Town during the year
Sunrise, solar noon and sunset by month
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