Next usable light
6:34 PM – 7:24 PM
Solar noonDaytime68.1° · 359° N
Cape Town, Western Cape · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 6:34 PM – 7:24 PM
Weather, terrain, buildings, local access, and elevation are not included.
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Morning
Evening
Where to point the camera
On this selected date, the sun reaches 68° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 255° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
June is the generous sample in Cape Town — 55 min of golden light — while March tightens the window to about 48 min. The 57° seasonal walk of the sunset point (241° WSW in December, 298° WNW in June) matters more than the clock time for framing. Day length spans 9 hr 54 min in June to 14 hr 24 min in December.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5:51 AM | 8:01 PM | 14 hr 10 min | 7:25 PM · 53 min | 244° WSW |
| February | 6:22 AM | 7:41 PM | 13 hr 18 min | 7:07 PM · 50 min | 254° WSW |
| March | 6:46 AM | 7:06 PM | 12 hr 20 min | 6:33 PM · 48 min | 267° W |
| April | 7:09 AM | 6:25 PM | 11 hr 15 min | 5:51 PM · 49 min | 281° W |
| May | 7:32 AM | 5:55 PM | 10 hr 23 min | 5:19 PM · 53 min | 292° WNW |
| June | 7:50 AM | 5:45 PM | 9 hr 54 min | 5:07 PM · 55 min | 298° WNW |
| July | 7:50 AM | 5:56 PM | 10 hr 6 min | 5:18 PM · 54 min | 296° WNW |
| August | 7:27 AM | 6:17 PM | 10 hr 50 min | 5:42 PM · 51 min | 286° WNW |
| September | 6:47 AM | 6:38 PM | 11 hr 51 min | 6:05 PM · 48 min | 273° W |
| October | 6:06 AM | 7:00 PM | 12 hr 54 min | 6:26 PM · 49 min | 259° W |
| November | 5:36 AM | 7:28 PM | 13 hr 52 min | 6:53 PM · 52 min | 247° WSW |
| December | 5:30 AM | 7:54 PM | 14 hr 24 min | 7:17 PM · 55 min | 241° WSW |
Find the months when sunset faces your spot
Pick the direction your subject faces the sky. Months whose sunset lands within ±10° light up in the table above. Disabled shortcuts have no matching row in this visible mid-month sample.
Each row samples the 15th of the month at these coordinates, so dates near a month boundary can differ from the printed row — around here day length moves up to ~2 min per day in the fastest season. Clock times follow Africa · Johannesburg, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 4:25 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 4:57 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 5:28 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 5:38 AM |
| Sunrise | 5:54 AM |
| Solar noon | 12:31 PM |
| Sunset | 7:08 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 6:34 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 7:24 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 8:05 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 8:37 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 5:38 AM – 6:28 AM | 5:54 AM | 7:08 PM | 6:34 PM – 7:24 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:37 AM – 6:27 AM | 5:53 AM | 7:09 PM | 6:35 PM – 7:25 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:36 AM – 6:26 AM | 5:52 AM | 7:10 PM | 6:36 PM – 7:26 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:35 AM – 6:25 AM | 5:51 AM | 7:11 PM | 6:37 PM – 7:27 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:34 AM – 6:24 AM | 5:50 AM | 7:12 PM | 6:38 PM – 7:28 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:33 AM – 6:23 AM | 5:49 AM | 7:13 PM | 6:39 PM – 7:29 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:32 AM – 6:22 AM | 5:48 AM | 7:14 PM | 6:39 PM – 7:30 PM |
The moon over Cape Town is a Full Moon, 99% lit. Treat this as lighting context, not a visibility forecast.
The list supplies map-search starting points, not ranked recommendations. Confirm access, closures, permits, safety, and horizon obstructions yourself before setting out. For the selected date, the mathematical sunset bearing is 255° WSW. If the composition faces differently, use the bearing planner in the month table above to identify sampled months; the result remains a planning aid and does not prove visibility.
In Cape Town, the evening golden hour window runs 50 min on the selected date and approaches from 255° WSW. Arrive 15 minutes before its start when that window occurs, then choose a position with an open view toward that bearing. Don't rely on the generic “one hour before sunset” rule here — the real window shifts with the season, so check the computed times for your date.
See the calculation method and limits before relying on the estimate in terrain-sensitive or safety-critical conditions.
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