The night sky over Cape Town tonight
The real sky over Cape Town, South Africa at 24 October 2026, 21:00 local time: 3,195 stars above the horizon, including Canopus, Rigil Kentaurus, Achernar. Free to view, printable as an A3 star chart.
The Moon was up over Cape Town at that moment: a waxing gibbous, 97% lit, 36° above the horizon toward the north-east — the poster draws it where it really stood.
Brightest named stars up at that moment: Canopus, Rigil Kentaurus, Achernar, Hadar, Altair, Acrux. Every star is a real one from the HYG catalogue, placed with the exact latitude (-33.92°) and longitude (18.42°) of Cape Town. North is up and east is on the left, as when you look up.
Printing it at home? There is a second paper: the same sky as ink on white. A full-bleed night A3 bands on a home printer and drinks a cartridge; the ink one does not. Same price, pick either on the next page.
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More skies over Cape Town
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- Leonid meteor shower in Cape Town
- Geminid meteor shower in Cape Town
- December solstice in Cape Town
- Quadrantid meteor shower in Cape Town
- March equinox in Cape Town
- Lyrid meteor shower in Cape Town
- Eta Aquariid meteor shower in Cape Town
- Perseid meteor shower in Cape Town
- Annular solar eclipse of 6 February 2027 in Cape Town
- Total solar eclipse of 2 August 2027 in Cape Town
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