Cape Town sunrise and sunset in December 2026

Earliest sunrise05:28day 5

Latest sunrise05:38day 31

Earliest sunset19:43day 1

Latest sunset20:00day 31

Day length change in the month+8m 21s

Day	Dawn	Sunrise	Noon	Sunset	Dusk	Day length	vs prev. day
1 Tue	05:00	05:28	12:35	19:43	20:11	14 h 14 min	+1m 03s
2 Wed	05:00	05:28	12:36	19:43	20:12	14 h 15 min	+1m 00s
3 Thu	04:59	05:28	12:36	19:44	20:13	14 h 16 min	+57s
4 Fri	04:59	05:28	12:36	19:45	20:14	14 h 17 min	+55s
5 Sat	04:59	05:28	12:37	19:46	20:15	14 h 18 min	+52s
6 Sun	04:59	05:28	12:37	19:47	20:16	14 h 19 min	+49s
7 Mon	04:59	05:28	12:38	19:48	20:17	14 h 20 min	+46s
8 Tue	04:59	05:28	12:38	19:48	20:17	14 h 20 min	+43s
9 Wed	04:59	05:28	12:39	19:49	20:18	14 h 21 min	+40s
10 Thu	04:59	05:28	12:39	19:50	20:19	14 h 22 min	+37s
11 Fri	04:59	05:28	12:40	19:51	20:20	14 h 22 min	+34s
12 Sat	05:00	05:29	12:40	19:51	20:20	14 h 23 min	+31s
13 Sun	05:00	05:29	12:40	19:52	20:21	14 h 23 min	+28s
14 Mon	05:00	05:29	12:41	19:53	20:22	14 h 24 min	+25s
15 Tue	05:00	05:29	12:41	19:53	20:23	14 h 24 min	+22s
16 Wed	05:01	05:30	12:42	19:54	20:23	14 h 24 min	+19s
17 Thu	05:01	05:30	12:42	19:55	20:24	14 h 25 min	+16s
18 Fri	05:01	05:31	12:43	19:55	20:24	14 h 25 min	+13s
19 Sat	05:02	05:31	12:43	19:56	20:25	14 h 25 min	+9s
20 Sun	05:02	05:31	12:44	19:56	20:26	14 h 25 min	+6s
21 Mon	05:03	05:32	12:44	19:57	20:26	14 h 25 min	+3s
22 Tue	05:03	05:32	12:45	19:57	20:27	14 h 25 min	±0s
23 Wed	05:04	05:33	12:45	19:58	20:27	14 h 25 min	−3s
24 Thu	05:04	05:33	12:46	19:58	20:27	14 h 25 min	−7s
25 Fri	05:05	05:34	12:46	19:59	20:28	14 h 25 min	−10s
26 Sat	05:05	05:35	12:47	19:59	20:28	14 h 25 min	−13s
27 Sun	05:06	05:35	12:47	19:59	20:29	14 h 24 min	−16s
28 Mon	05:07	05:36	12:48	20:00	20:29	14 h 24 min	−19s
29 Tue	05:07	05:36	12:48	20:00	20:29	14 h 24 min	−23s
30 Wed	05:08	05:37	12:49	20:00	20:29	14 h 23 min	−26s
31 Thu	05:09	05:38	12:49	20:00	20:30	14 h 23 min	−29s

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 December 2026, sunrise in Cape Town moves from 05:28 (1st) to 05:38 (31th) and sunset from 19:43 to 20:00; day length on the 15th is 14 h 24 min.