All cities › South Africa · Saturday, 24 October 2026
Cape Town
golden hour today
Golden hour in Cape Town is the warm, low-sun window just after sunrise and just before sunset — the best light for portraits, landscapes and travel photography. Here are today's exact golden hour times, plus blue hour, sunrise and sunset.
Spring and autumn here offer the year's most photogenic skies — gentle haze, longer twilight than midsummer, and reliable color in both the morning and evening golden hours.
Today · Africa/Johannesburg
Sky chart for Cape Town
Day length
13:13
00:00
06:00
12:00
18:00
00:00
Sunrise
05:53
Solar noon
12:30
Sunset
19:07
Day length
13:13
Today's photographer's window
Golden hour · morning
05:38 → 06:27
Golden hour · evening
18:33 → 19:22
Next 7 days · Cape Town
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hr (PM) | Blue hr (PM) | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 24 Oct | 05:53 | 19:07 | 18:33 → 19:22 | 19:22 → 19:33 | 13:13 |
| Sun, 25 Oct | 05:52 | 19:07 | 18:34 → 19:23 | 19:23 → 19:33 | 13:15 |
| Mon, 26 Oct | 05:51 | 19:08 | 18:34 → 19:24 | 19:24 → 19:34 | 13:17 |
| Tue, 27 Oct | 05:50 | 19:09 | 18:35 → 19:25 | 19:25 → 19:35 | 13:19 |
| Wed, 28 Oct | 05:49 | 19:10 | 18:36 → 19:26 | 19:26 → 19:36 | 13:20 |
| Thu, 29 Oct | 05:48 | 19:11 | 18:37 → 19:27 | 19:27 → 19:37 | 13:22 |
| Fri, 30 Oct | 05:47 | 19:12 | 18:38 → 19:28 | 19:28 → 19:38 | 13:24 |
Best evening golden hour this week
Friday, 30 October
Longest evening golden window: 18:38 → 19:28. Block this slot on your calendar.
Next 30 days · expanded table
| Date | Sunrise | Golden (AM) | Solar noon | Golden (PM) | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 24 Oct | 05:53 | 05:38 → 06:27 | 12:30 | 18:33 → 19:22 | 19:07 | 13:13 |
| Sun, 25 Oct | 05:52 | 05:36 → 06:26 | 12:30 | 18:34 → 19:23 | 19:07 | 13:15 |
| Mon, 26 Oct | 05:51 | 05:35 → 06:25 | 12:30 | 18:34 → 19:24 | 19:08 | 13:17 |
| Tue, 27 Oct | 05:50 | 05:34 → 06:24 | 12:30 | 18:35 → 19:25 | 19:09 | 13:19 |
| Wed, 28 Oct | 05:49 | 05:33 → 06:23 | 12:30 | 18:36 → 19:26 | 19:10 | 13:20 |
| Thu, 29 Oct | 05:48 | 05:32 → 06:22 | 12:29 | 18:37 → 19:27 | 19:11 | 13:22 |
| Fri, 30 Oct | 05:47 | 05:31 → 06:21 | 12:29 | 18:38 → 19:28 | 19:12 | 13:24 |
| Sat, 31 Oct | 05:46 | 05:30 → 06:20 | 12:29 | 18:39 → 19:29 | 19:13 | 13:26 |
| Sun, 1 Nov | 05:45 | 05:29 → 06:19 | 12:29 | 18:39 → 19:30 | 19:14 | 13:28 |
| Mon, 2 Nov | 05:44 | 05:28 → 06:18 | 12:29 | 18:40 → 19:31 | 19:15 | 13:30 |
| Tue, 3 Nov | 05:43 | 05:27 → 06:18 | 12:29 | 18:41 → 19:32 | 19:15 | 13:32 |
| Wed, 4 Nov | 05:42 | 05:26 → 06:17 | 12:29 | 18:42 → 19:33 | 19:16 | 13:34 |
| Thu, 5 Nov | 05:41 | 05:25 → 06:16 | 12:29 | 18:43 → 19:34 | 19:17 | 13:35 |
| Fri, 6 Nov | 05:41 | 05:24 → 06:15 | 12:29 | 18:44 → 19:35 | 19:18 | 13:37 |
| Sat, 7 Nov | 05:40 | 05:23 → 06:14 | 12:29 | 18:45 → 19:36 | 19:19 | 13:39 |
| Sun, 8 Nov | 05:39 | 05:22 → 06:14 | 12:30 | 18:45 → 19:37 | 19:20 | 13:41 |
| Mon, 9 Nov | 05:38 | 05:22 → 06:13 | 12:30 | 18:46 → 19:38 | 19:21 | 13:43 |
| Tue, 10 Nov | 05:37 | 05:21 → 06:12 | 12:30 | 18:47 → 19:39 | 19:22 | 13:44 |
| Wed, 11 Nov | 05:37 | 05:20 → 06:11 | 12:30 | 18:48 → 19:40 | 19:23 | 13:46 |
| Thu, 12 Nov | 05:36 | 05:19 → 06:11 | 12:30 | 18:49 → 19:41 | 19:24 | 13:48 |
| Fri, 13 Nov | 05:35 | 05:18 → 06:10 | 12:30 | 18:50 → 19:42 | 19:25 | 13:49 |
| Sat, 14 Nov | 05:34 | 05:18 → 06:10 | 12:30 | 18:51 → 19:43 | 19:26 | 13:51 |
| Sun, 15 Nov | 05:34 | 05:17 → 06:09 | 12:30 | 18:52 → 19:44 | 19:27 | 13:53 |
| Mon, 16 Nov | 05:33 | 05:16 → 06:09 | 12:31 | 18:53 → 19:45 | 19:28 | 13:54 |
| Tue, 17 Nov | 05:33 | 05:16 → 06:08 | 12:31 | 18:53 → 19:46 | 19:29 | 13:56 |
| Wed, 18 Nov | 05:32 | 05:15 → 06:08 | 12:31 | 18:54 → 19:47 | 19:30 | 13:57 |
| Thu, 19 Nov | 05:32 | 05:15 → 06:07 | 12:31 | 18:55 → 19:48 | 19:31 | 13:59 |
| Fri, 20 Nov | 05:31 | 05:14 → 06:07 | 12:31 | 18:56 → 19:49 | 19:32 | 14:00 |
| Sat, 21 Nov | 05:31 | 05:14 → 06:06 | 12:32 | 18:57 → 19:50 | 19:33 | 14:01 |
| Sun, 22 Nov | 05:30 | 05:13 → 06:06 | 12:32 | 18:58 → 19:51 | 19:34 | 14:03 |
Frequently asked
- What time is golden hour in Cape Town today?
- The evening golden hour begins at 18:33 and lasts until 19:22 local time. Morning golden hour is from 05:38 to 06:27.
- When does the sun rise and set in Cape Town?
- Today the sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 19:07. Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — is at 12:30.
- What's the moon phase in Cape Town tonight?
- 🌔 Waxing Gibbous — 92% illuminated. Moonrise at 17:30, moonset at 04:40.
- When is the best season for golden hour photography in Cape Town?
- Spring and autumn here offer the year's most photogenic skies — gentle haze, longer twilight than midsummer, and reliable color in both the morning and evening golden hours.