Cape Town sunrise and sunset in January 2026

Earliest sunrise05:39day 1

Latest sunrise06:07day 31

Earliest sunset19:52day 31

Latest sunset20:01day 7

Day length change in the month−36m 29s

Day	Dawn	Sunrise	Noon	Sunset	Dusk	Day length	vs prev. day
1 Thu	05:10	05:39	12:50	20:01	20:30	14 h 22 min	–
2 Fri	05:11	05:40	12:50	20:01	20:30	14 h 21 min	−36s
3 Sat	05:11	05:40	12:51	20:01	20:30	14 h 21 min	−39s
4 Sun	05:12	05:41	12:51	20:01	20:30	14 h 20 min	−42s
5 Mon	05:13	05:42	12:52	20:01	20:30	14 h 19 min	−45s
6 Tue	05:14	05:43	12:52	20:01	20:30	14 h 18 min	−48s
7 Wed	05:15	05:44	12:53	20:01	20:30	14 h 18 min	−50s
8 Thu	05:16	05:44	12:53	20:01	20:30	14 h 17 min	−53s
9 Fri	05:17	05:45	12:53	20:01	20:30	14 h 16 min	−56s
10 Sat	05:18	05:46	12:54	20:01	20:30	14 h 15 min	−59s
11 Sun	05:19	05:47	12:54	20:01	20:29	14 h 14 min	−1m 01s
12 Mon	05:20	05:48	12:55	20:01	20:29	14 h 13 min	−1m 04s
13 Tue	05:20	05:49	12:55	20:01	20:29	14 h 12 min	−1m 07s
14 Wed	05:21	05:50	12:55	20:00	20:29	14 h 11 min	−1m 09s
15 Thu	05:23	05:51	12:56	20:00	20:28	14 h 9 min	−1m 12s
16 Fri	05:24	05:52	12:56	20:00	20:28	14 h 8 min	−1m 14s
17 Sat	05:25	05:53	12:56	20:00	20:28	14 h 7 min	−1m 16s
18 Sun	05:26	05:54	12:57	19:59	20:27	14 h 6 min	−1m 19s
19 Mon	05:27	05:55	12:57	19:59	20:27	14 h 4 min	−1m 21s
20 Tue	05:28	05:56	12:57	19:58	20:26	14 h 3 min	−1m 23s
21 Wed	05:29	05:57	12:58	19:58	20:26	14 h 1 min	−1m 25s
22 Thu	05:30	05:58	12:58	19:58	20:25	14 h	−1m 27s
23 Fri	05:31	05:59	12:58	19:57	20:25	13 h 58 min	−1m 29s
24 Sat	05:32	06:00	12:58	19:57	20:24	13 h 57 min	−1m 31s
25 Sun	05:33	06:01	12:59	19:56	20:24	13 h 55 min	−1m 33s
26 Mon	05:34	06:02	12:59	19:55	20:23	13 h 54 min	−1m 35s
27 Tue	05:35	06:03	12:59	19:55	20:22	13 h 52 min	−1m 36s
28 Wed	05:36	06:04	12:59	19:54	20:22	13 h 51 min	−1m 38s
29 Thu	05:37	06:05	12:59	19:54	20:21	13 h 49 min	−1m 40s
30 Fri	05:38	06:06	13:00	19:53	20:20	13 h 47 min	−1m 41s
31 Sat	05:39	06:07	13:00	19:52	20:19	13 h 45 min	−1m 43s

Day length on the 15th of each month (hours)

January14.2 h

February13.3 h

March12.3 h

April11.2 h

May10.4 h

June9.9 h

July10.1 h

August10.8 h

September11.9 h

October12.9 h

November13.9 h

December14.4 h

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Time zone: Africa/Johannesburg · -33.926, 18.423

Values for 2026, computed with JPL DE421 and Skyfield. Sunrise/sunset use the Sun's upper limb with standard refraction (no elevation or terrain); twilight is civil (Sun 6° below the horizon). Year-to-year differences are usually within 1–2 minutes.

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In January 2026, sunrise in Cape Town moves from 05:39 (1st) to 06:07 (31th) and sunset from 20:01 to 19:52; day length on the 15th is 14 h 9 min.