Your sky in Cape Town
Tonight in Cape Town
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Suggested times are sampled estimates. Clear skies, darker surroundings and an open horizon help.
Find a constellation 88 constellations
Figures are ordered by how much is above your horizon at 12:28.
Recognition figures, rather than constellation boundaries. Figure data: d3-celestial · licence
Observing conditions Weather & moonlight
For 12 Nov around 12:28, Cape Town.
- Moonlight
- 9% lit · above the horizon
- Weather
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Astronomical visibility describes positions; clouds can still hide the view. Forecast cloud cover is an estimate, not a guarantee.
Choose your surroundings for practical tips. Local sky brightness has not been measured. This is your setting, rather than a measured light-pollution value.
Coming up in your sky Next 90 days
Times are local to Cape Town. Eclipses include local horizon checks; meteor periods are seasonal estimates.
Calculating your calendar…
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Plan the month Sun & Moon
Local calendar dates in Cape Town. A dash means no horizon crossing on that date.
Calculating this month…
Select a date to explore it in Sky Timeline. Moon illumination is calculated at 22:00 local time. The horizon model excludes terrain and buildings.
Planets in Cape Town
12 Nov · rise, highest point and setLook around 21:50 toward the north.Above 10° after dusk; weather permitting.
Look around 21:30 toward the north.Above 10° after dusk; weather permitting.
Look around 01:3013 Nov toward the north.Above 10° after dusk; weather permitting.
Look around 05:0013 Nov toward the northeast.Above 10° after dusk; weather permitting.
Look around 05:0013 Nov toward the northeast.Above 10° after dusk; weather permitting.
Look around 05:0013 Nov toward the east.Above 10° after dusk; weather permitting.
Low or poorly placed after dusk.No suitable window in our estimate.
Times assume a level horizon. A rise time alone does not mean a planet can be seen.
Sun in Cape Town
12 Nov- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Solar noon
- 12:30
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Civil twilight ends
- 19:52
- Nautical twilight ends
- 20:25
- Astronomical darkness begins
- 21:00
- Astronomical dawn
- 04:01
Twilight fades in stages as the Sun moves below the horizon. A dash means no crossing on this local date.
Moon in Cape Town
At 12:28 · 12 NovWaxing crescent
9% illuminated
- Moonrise · 12 Nov
- 07:25
- Moonset · 12 Nov
- 22:40
- Next full moon
- 24 Nov
- Next new moon
- 9 Dec
Moonlight changes the experience of a dark sky. A crescent leaves more stars in view than a bright full moon.
The Moon, coming up
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