Aden to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h behind Aden. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
40
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Aden 05:27 5:27 AM Cape Town 04:27 4:27 AM You –:–
05:27 5:27 AM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:45
04:27 4:27 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
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−1 h
Cape Town is 1 h behind Aden.
When you, Aden and Cape Town are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇾🇪 Aden
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇿🇦 Cape Town
23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇾🇪 Aden | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:27 | 04:27 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Arabian Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Aden | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Aden | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:50 | 06:12 |
| Sunset | 17:45 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 11 h 55 min | 12 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 508,489 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Aden with another city
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Aden and Cape Town: common questions
How far behind Aden is Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour behind Aden: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
What time is it in Cape Town at the start of the working day in Aden?
The working day in Aden starts at 9:00 AM; in Cape Town it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Aden, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Aden, clocks in Cape Town show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Cape Town from Aden?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Aden – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cape Town – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Cape Town compared with Aden?
The new day starts in Cape Town later: until 1:00 AM in Aden, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Cape Town, Aden is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Aden and Cape Town the same all year?
Yes. Neither Aden nor Cape Town switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
