🌅 Cape Town Sunrise & Sunset Calendar
🇿🇦 South Africa · Africa/Johannesburg
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 🌄 07:21 🌇 18:05 | 2 🌄 07:22 🌇 18:04 | 3 🌄 07:22 🌇 18:03 | ||||
| 4 🌄 07:23 🌇 18:02 | 5 🌄 07:24 🌇 18:01 | 6 🌄 07:25 🌇 18:00 | 7 🌄 07:26 🌇 17:59 | 8 🌄 07:26 🌇 17:58 | 9 🌄 07:27 🌇 17:57 | 10 🌄 07:28 🌇 17:56 |
| 11 🌄 07:29 🌇 17:56 | 12 🌄 07:29 🌇 17:55 | 13 🌄 07:30 🌇 17:54 | 14 🌄 07:31 🌇 17:53 | 15 🌄 07:31 🌇 17:53 | 16 🌄 07:32 🌇 17:52 | 17 🌄 07:33 🌇 17:51 |
| 18 🌄 07:34 🌇 17:51 | 19 🌄 07:34 🌇 17:50 | 20 🌄 07:35 🌇 17:50 | 21 🌄 07:36 🌇 17:49 | 22 🌄 07:36 🌇 17:49 | 23 🌄 07:37 🌇 17:48 | 24 🌄 07:38 🌇 17:48 |
| 25 🌄 07:39 🌇 17:47 | 26 🌄 07:39 🌇 17:47 | 27 🌄 07:40 🌇 17:46 | 28 🌄 07:40 🌇 17:46 | 29 🌄 07:41 🌇 17:45 | 30 🌄 07:42 🌇 17:45 | 31 🌄 07:42 🌇 17:45 |
All times in local time for Cape Town (Africa/Johannesburg).
Shortening days in Cape Town through May 2087
Across May 2087, daylight in Cape Town, South Africa shortens — the month opens with 10h 43m of daylight and closes with 10h 02m (a swing of about 41 minutes). That works out to roughly 9 minutes a week.
Look for the year's local extremes here: sunrise as early as 07:21 on May 1 and as late as 07:42 on May 30, with sunset from 17:45 (May 29) to 18:05 (May 1).
This is autumn in the southern hemisphere, so the trend above is what you'd expect for the season. The longest day of the month is May 1 at 10h 43m, the shortest May 31 at 10h 02m. Scan the calendar to line up sunrise walks, blue-hour shots, prayer times or outdoor plans with Cape Town's daylight.
About the Cape Town Sunrise & Sunset Calendar
This calendar shows the sunrise and sunset time in Cape Town, South Africa for every day of May 2087. All times are shown in Cape Town's local time (Africa/Johannesburg), with daylight saving changes applied automatically.
Each day's cell shows the local 🌄 sunrise and 🌇 sunset time, so you can see at a glance how daylight grows and shrinks through the month — useful for photography, travel, prayer planning, gardening, fitness and organising your day around the sun.
How to use this calendar
- Search any city using the box at the top to jump to its full monthly calendar.
- Change month with the ← and → arrows above the grid.
- Print or save a clean copy with the 🖨️ Print button.
Frequently Asked Questions
What time does the sun rise in Cape Town in May 2087?
In May 2087, sunrise in Cape Town, South Africa ranges from about 07:21 on May 1 (its earliest) to 07:42 on May 30 (its latest). Each day's exact time is in the calendar above.
What time does the sun set in Cape Town in May 2087?
Sunset in Cape Town, South Africa during May 2087 runs from 17:45 on May 29 to 18:05 on May 1.
How much daylight does Cape Town get in May 2087?
Cape Town, South Africa has between 10h 43m and 10h 02m of daylight per day in May 2087, decreases by about 41 minutes across the month.
When are the days longest and shortest in Cape Town?
Daylight peaks around the summer solstice (about June 21 in the northern hemisphere, December 21 in the southern) and bottoms out at the winter solstice. Browse the months above to watch the change.
Are the sunrise and sunset times for Cape Town accurate?
Times are calculated from the location's exact latitude, longitude and time zone using standard astronomical algorithms, accurate to about a minute. Local terrain such as hills or tall buildings can slightly shift when the sun actually appears or disappears.
What time zone are the Cape Town calendar times shown in?
All times are shown in Cape Town's local time, with daylight saving changes applied automatically, so you can read them directly with no conversion.