Solar info at different dates
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Current time in the Central European timezone at pageload is Wednesday 24 June 2026 18:05:21
Currenc time at the universal time coordinate (UTC) at pageload is Wednesday 24 June 2026 16:05:21
Current time in PST at pageload is Wednesday 24 June 2026 18:05:21 +02:00
This section displays solar information in Cape Town, South Africa at dates specified below.
Definitions :
Sunrise; The time of the sunrise (zenith angle = 90°35'). The sun is visible.
Sunset; The time of the sunset (zenith angle = 90°35'). The sun is no longer visible.
Transit; The time when the sun is at its zenith, i.e. has reached its topmost point. Also called solar noon.
Civil twilight begin; The start of the civil dawn (zenith angle = 96°). It ends with sunrise. It is normally here humans can clearly distinguish terrestrial objects, meaning no further illumination is needed.
Civil twilight end; The end of the civil dusk (zenith angle = 96°). It starts at sunset. Humans normally can not clearly distinguish terrestrial objects. Further illumination is needed.
Nautical twilight begin; The start of the nautical dawn (zenith angle = 102°). It ends with civil twilight begin. The horizon becomes visible.
Nautical twilight end; The end of the nautical dusk (zenith angle = 102°). It ends with civil twilight begin. The horizon is no longer visible.
Astronomical twilight begin; The start of the astronomical dawn (zenith angle = 108°). It ends at nautical twilight begin. The sky starts to illuminate.
Astronomical twilight end; The end of the astronomical dusk (zenith angle = 108°). It starts at nautical_twilight_end. The sky is no longer illuminated.
Today : Wednesday 24 June 2026
sunrise: 07:51:52
sunset: 17:45:43
transit: 12:48:47
civil_twilight_begin: 07:24:12
civil_twilight_end: 18:13:23
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:52:56
nautical_twilight_end: 18:44:38
astronomical_twilight_begin: 06:22:27
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:15:08
Tomorrow : Thursday 25 June 2026
sunrise: 07:52:00
sunset: 17:46:00
transit: 12:49:00
civil_twilight_begin: 07:24:20
civil_twilight_end: 18:13:40
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:53:05
nautical_twilight_end: 18:44:55
astronomical_twilight_begin: 06:22:36
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:15:24
Yesterday : Tuesday 23 June 2026
sunrise: 07:51:43
sunset: 17:45:26
transit: 12:48:34
civil_twilight_begin: 07:24:02
civil_twilight_end: 18:13:07
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:52:46
nautical_twilight_end: 18:44:22
astronomical_twilight_begin: 06:22:17
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:14:52
A week ago : Wednesday 17 June 2026
sunrise: 07:50:17
sunset: 17:44:15
transit: 12:47:16
civil_twilight_begin: 07:22:37
civil_twilight_end: 18:11:55
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:51:22
nautical_twilight_end: 18:43:10
astronomical_twilight_begin: 06:20:53
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:13:39
Two weeks ago : Wednesday 10 June 2026
sunrise: 07:47:39
sunset: 17:43:57
transit: 12:45:48
civil_twilight_begin: 07:20:05
civil_twilight_end: 18:11:31
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:48:56
nautical_twilight_end: 18:42:40
astronomical_twilight_begin: 06:18:31
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:13:04
In a week : Wednesday 01 July 2026
sunrise: 07:52:17
sunset: 17:47:23
transit: 12:49:50
civil_twilight_begin: 07:24:40
civil_twilight_end: 18:15:00
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:53:27
nautical_twilight_end: 18:46:12
astronomical_twilight_begin: 06:23:00
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:16:39
In two weeks : Wednesday 08 July 2026
sunrise: 07:51:23
sunset: 17:51:30
transit: 12:51:27
civil_twilight_begin: 07:23:59
civil_twilight_end: 18:18:54
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:52:59
nautical_twilight_end: 18:49:54
astronomical_twilight_begin: 06:22:41
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:20:12
In a month : Friday 24 July 2026
sunrise: 07:44:30
sunset: 18:01:15
transit: 12:52:52
civil_twilight_begin: 07:17:45
civil_twilight_end: 18:27:59
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:47:21
nautical_twilight_end: 18:58:23
astronomical_twilight_begin: 06:17:32
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:28:13
In 2 months : Monday 24 August 2026
sunrise: 07:14:36
sunset: 18:22:49
transit: 12:48:43
civil_twilight_begin: 06:49:17
civil_twilight_end: 18:48:08
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:20:08
nautical_twilight_end: 19:17:18
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:51:09
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:46:16
In 3 months : Thursday 24 September 2026
sunrise: 06:32:45
sunset: 18:43:57
transit: 12:38:21
civil_twilight_begin: 06:07:52
civil_twilight_end: 19:08:50
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:38:44
nautical_twilight_end: 19:37:58
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:09:15
astronomical_twilight_end: 20:07:27
In 4 months : Saturday 24 October 2026
sunrise: 05:53:52
sunset: 19:07:11
transit: 12:30:31
civil_twilight_begin: 05:27:56
civil_twilight_end: 19:33:06
nautical_twilight_begin: 04:56:58
nautical_twilight_end: 20:04:05
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:24:47
astronomical_twilight_end: 20:36:15
In 5 months : Tuesday 24 November 2026
sunrise: 05:29:52
sunset: 19:36:06
transit: 12:32:59
civil_twilight_begin: 05:01:50
civil_twilight_end: 20:04:08
nautical_twilight_begin: 04:27:32
nautical_twilight_end: 20:38:26
astronomical_twilight_begin: 03:50:38
astronomical_twilight_end: 21:15:20
In 6 months : Thursday 24 December 2026
sunrise: 05:33:25
sunset: 19:58:17
transit: 12:45:51
civil_twilight_begin: 05:04:22
civil_twilight_end: 20:27:21
nautical_twilight_begin: 04:28:26
nautical_twilight_end: 21:03:16
astronomical_twilight_begin: 03:49:05
astronomical_twilight_end: 21:42:38
In 7 months : Sunday 24 January 2027
sunrise: 05:59:37
sunset: 19:57:01
transit: 12:58:19
civil_twilight_begin: 05:32:02
civil_twilight_end: 20:24:37
nautical_twilight_begin: 04:58:25
nautical_twilight_end: 20:58:13
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:22:31
astronomical_twilight_end: 21:34:08
In 8 months : Wednesday 24 February 2027
sunrise: 06:29:36
sunset: 19:29:28
transit: 12:59:32
civil_twilight_begin: 06:04:02
civil_twilight_end: 19:55:02
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:33:38
nautical_twilight_end: 20:25:26
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:02:16
astronomical_twilight_end: 20:56:48
In 9 months : Wednesday 24 March 2027
sunrise: 06:52:23
sunset: 18:52:57
transit: 12:52:40
civil_twilight_begin: 06:27:34
civil_twilight_end: 19:17:47
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:58:33
nautical_twilight_end: 19:46:48
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:29:17
astronomical_twilight_end: 20:16:03
In 10 months : Saturday 24 April 2027
sunrise: 07:15:38
sunset: 18:13:24
transit: 12:44:31
civil_twilight_begin: 06:50:07
civil_twilight_end: 18:38:55
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:20:47
nautical_twilight_end: 19:08:15
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:51:43
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:37:19
In 11 months : Monday 24 May 2027
sunrise: 07:37:46
sunset: 17:48:32
transit: 12:43:09
civil_twilight_begin: 07:10:49
civil_twilight_end: 18:15:30
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:40:12
nautical_twilight_end: 18:46:07
astronomical_twilight_begin: 06:10:13
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:16:05