Tuesday · August · 11 · 2026
“Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day.”
— Henry David Thoreau
Sun & daylight
The sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 18:14 in Cape Town today, giving 10h 43m of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:52.
07:31
Sunrise
12:52
Noon
18:14
Sunset
Midnight
00:52
Sunrise
07:31
Solar noon
12:52
Sunset
18:14
Solar midnight
00:52
Daylight
10h 43m
Daylight runs about 9h 53m around the June solstice and 14h 24m around the December solstice.
Daylight saving time
Cape Town does not observe daylight saving time. Clocks stay on UTC+2 all year, so the local time never shifts with the seasons.
Public holidays
South Africa has 2 public holidays in August 2026.