Cape Town

Shabbat times in Cape Town, South Africa

Candle lighting and havdalah in Cape Town, in local time, for this Shabbat and the 12 weeks after, holidays included. Candles are lit 18 minutes before sunset, and havdalah falls at nightfall, with the Sun 8.5° below the horizon.

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This Shabbat: candle lighting on Friday 23 October at 18:48, havdalah on Saturday 24 October at 19:46.

13 Heshvan 5787 in the Hebrew calendar.

Times are Cape Town time (GMT+2).

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Candle lighting and havdalah for the next 12 weeks

FridayCandle lightingHavdalahHebrew date
Fri 23 Oct18:4819:4613 Heshvan 5787
Fri 30 Oct18:5419:5320 Heshvan 5787
Fri 6 Nov19:0120:0027 Heshvan 5787
Fri 13 Nov19:0720:084 Kislev 5787
Fri 20 Nov19:1420:1511 Kislev 5787
Fri 27 Nov19:2120:2318 Kislev 5787
Fri 4 Dec19:2720:2925 Kislev 5787
Fri 11 Dec19:3220:352 Tevet 5787
Fri 18 Dec19:3720:409 Tevet 5787
Fri 25 Dec19:4020:4316 Tevet 5787
Fri, 1 Jan 202719:4220:4423 Tevet 5787
Fri, 8 Jan 202719:4320:441 Shevat 5787
Fri, 15 Jan 202719:4220:428 Shevat 5787

Sunrise, sunset, twilight and day length: Sunrise and sunset in Cape Town

Holidays and their dates, every year: Jewish holidays

Good to know

  • Candles are lit 18 minutes before sunset, as Hebcal’s calendar gives it for Cape Town.
  • Havdalah, and the candles of a holiday’s second night, are at nightfall, when the Sun is 8.5° below the horizon and three small stars can be seen. Some communities wait longer, up to 72 minutes after sunset.
  • Outside Israel, Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, Pesach and Shavuot are kept for two days, as here.
  • Sunset is worked out from NOAA’s solar equations for 33.9° S, 18.4° E, at sea level; hills and buildings change what you see by a minute or two.
  • Your synagogue’s calendar may differ; follow it.

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