Cape Town sunrise and sunset in May 2026

Earliest sunrise07:21day 1

Latest sunrise07:42day 31

Earliest sunset17:45day 31

Latest sunset18:05day 1

Day length change in the month−41m 14s

Day	Dawn	Sunrise	Noon	Sunset	Dusk	Day length	vs prev. day
1 Fri	06:55	07:21	12:43	18:05	18:31	10 h 44 min	−1m 45s
2 Sat	06:56	07:22	12:43	18:04	18:30	10 h 43 min	−1m 44s
3 Sun	06:56	07:22	12:43	18:03	18:29	10 h 41 min	−1m 43s
4 Mon	06:57	07:23	12:43	18:03	18:29	10 h 39 min	−1m 42s
5 Tue	06:58	07:24	12:43	18:02	18:28	10 h 38 min	−1m 41s
6 Wed	06:59	07:25	12:43	18:01	18:27	10 h 36 min	−1m 40s
7 Thu	06:59	07:26	12:43	18:00	18:26	10 h 34 min	−1m 38s
8 Fri	07:00	07:26	12:43	17:59	18:25	10 h 33 min	−1m 37s
9 Sat	07:01	07:27	12:43	17:58	18:24	10 h 31 min	−1m 36s
10 Sun	07:01	07:28	12:43	17:57	18:24	10 h 30 min	−1m 34s
11 Mon	07:02	07:29	12:43	17:56	18:23	10 h 28 min	−1m 33s
12 Tue	07:03	07:29	12:43	17:56	18:22	10 h 26 min	−1m 31s
13 Wed	07:03	07:30	12:43	17:55	18:21	10 h 25 min	−1m 30s
14 Thu	07:04	07:31	12:43	17:54	18:21	10 h 23 min	−1m 28s
15 Fri	07:05	07:31	12:43	17:54	18:20	10 h 22 min	−1m 27s
16 Sat	07:06	07:32	12:43	17:53	18:19	10 h 21 min	−1m 25s
17 Sun	07:06	07:33	12:43	17:52	18:19	10 h 19 min	−1m 23s
18 Mon	07:07	07:34	12:43	17:52	18:18	10 h 18 min	−1m 21s
19 Tue	07:08	07:34	12:43	17:51	18:18	10 h 17 min	−1m 20s
20 Wed	07:08	07:35	12:43	17:50	18:17	10 h 15 min	−1m 18s
21 Thu	07:09	07:36	12:43	17:50	18:17	10 h 14 min	−1m 16s
22 Fri	07:10	07:36	12:43	17:49	18:16	10 h 13 min	−1m 14s
23 Sat	07:10	07:37	12:43	17:49	18:16	10 h 12 min	−1m 12s
24 Sun	07:11	07:38	12:43	17:48	18:15	10 h 10 min	−1m 10s
25 Mon	07:11	07:39	12:43	17:48	18:15	10 h 9 min	−1m 08s
26 Tue	07:12	07:39	12:43	17:47	18:14	10 h 8 min	−1m 06s
27 Wed	07:13	07:40	12:43	17:47	18:14	10 h 7 min	−1m 04s
28 Thu	07:13	07:40	12:44	17:46	18:14	10 h 6 min	−1m 02s
29 Fri	07:14	07:41	12:44	17:46	18:13	10 h 5 min	−59s
30 Sat	07:14	07:42	12:44	17:46	18:13	10 h 4 min	−57s
31 Sun	07:15	07:42	12:44	17:45	18:13	10 h 3 min	−55s

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 May 2026, sunrise in Cape Town moves from 07:21 (1st) to 07:42 (31th) and sunset from 18:05 to 17:45; day length on the 15th is 10 h 22 min.