Today’s Sun in Cape Town
The Sun rises in Cape Town at 07:38 AM and sets at 06:06 PM today, with solar noon — the Sun’s highest point — at 12:52 PM. That makes the day 10h 28m long and the night 13h 32m. Because these are computed from the Sun’s real position for Cape Town’s exact latitude and longitude, they are accurate to the minute — and they shift a little each day with the seasons.
Why sunrise matters in the Panchang
In Vedic timekeeping, the day begins at sunrise, not midnight — so the exact sunrise sets the reference for the whole Panchang: the tithi and nakshatra of the day, and the inauspicious windows like Rahu Kaal and the auspicious Abhijit Muhurat, which are measured as slices between sunrise and sunset. Get the sunrise wrong and every one of those is wrong too.
Frequently asked questions
- What time is sunrise today in Cape Town?
- Today (1 August 2026), the Sun rises in Cape Town at 07:38 AM and sets at 06:06 PM, giving a day length of 10h 28m.
- What time is sunset today in Cape Town?
- Sunset in Cape Town today is at 06:06 PM. Solar noon — when the Sun is highest — is at 12:52 PM.
- How are these sunrise and sunset times calculated for Cape Town?
- We compute the real position of the Sun for Cape Town (-33.92°, 18.42°) and find the exact moments it crosses the horizon. That makes today's Cape Town sunrise (07:38 AM) and sunset (06:06 PM) accurate to the minute — a generic table for another city would be off.
- How long is the day in Cape Town today?
- Today the day (sunrise to sunset) lasts 10h 28m in Cape Town, and the night lasts 13h 32m. These change a little every day as the seasons turn.