Golden hour in Cape Town

Cape Town, South Africa · -33.93°, 18.42° ↗

Today

Golden hour · morning

06:03 – 06:51

48 min · sun −4° to +6°

Golden hour · evening

18:18 – 19:07

48 min · sun +6° to −4°

Blue hour · morning

05:53 – 06:03

10 min · sun −6° to −4°

Blue hour · evening

19:07 – 19:17

10 min · sun −4° to −6°

Live from the sun's positionSun elevation: 30.1°Phase: dayNext golden hour: —

Plan your light

——

Sun elevation—

Sun azimuth—

Light—

Best months for light in Cape Town

Taller bar, longer golden hour. Gold marks the best months, which need a long golden hour and a full day of light. Click a month to jump the page to its 15th. Longest: 55 min.

Photography spots in Cape Town

Signal Hill · Table Mountain, ocean light
Camps Bay · Beach, Twelve Apostles
V&A Waterfront · Harbour, mountain backdrop

Days in this month

Day	Sunrise	Blue AM	Golden AM	Solar noon	Golden PM	Blue PM	Sunset	Sun max	Golden	Moon
Computing…

Times for Cape Town on every day of the selected month. Click a day to plan it. "Sun max" is the highest the sun gets, a good read on how strong the light is.

Sun times

Sunrise —
Sunset —
Solar noon —
Daylight —

Embed this on your site

Show live golden hour for Cape Town on your own site with this free widget.

Two styles, pick the one that fits your page. The link under the frame is what keeps the widget free.

Want a different city, or the platform by platform guide? See the free golden hour widget.

White

<iframe src="https://goldenhourclock.com/embed/za/cape-town?variant=white" width="360" height="220" style="border:0;max-width:100%" loading="lazy" title="Golden hour in Cape Town"></iframe>
<a href="https://goldenhourclock.com/za/cape-town" rel="nofollow noopener">Golden hour in Cape Town, goldenhourclock.com</a>

Dark

<iframe src="https://goldenhourclock.com/embed/za/cape-town?variant=dark" width="360" height="220" style="border:0;max-width:100%" loading="lazy" title="Golden hour in Cape Town"></iframe>
<a href="https://goldenhourclock.com/za/cape-town" rel="nofollow noopener">Golden hour in Cape Town, goldenhourclock.com</a>

Or link to us: <a href="https://goldenhourclock.com/za/cape-town">Golden hour in Cape Town</a>

About these times

These times are computed from Cape Town's exact coordinates (-33.9258, 18.4232) using the sun's elevation, so they are correct for this latitude and date. Golden hour is the sun between −4° and +6°. Blue hour is between −6° and −4°. No weather feed is used.