AL Kharj to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h behind AL Kharj. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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AL Kharj 14:48 2:48 PM Cape Town 13:48 1:48 PM You –:–
14:48 2:48 PM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:23
13:48 1:48 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 19:02
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−1 h
Cape Town is 1 h behind AL Kharj.
When you, AL Kharj 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
🇸🇦 AL Kharj
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 | 🇸🇦 AL Kharj | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:48 | 13:48 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Arabian Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from AL Kharj | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Riyadh | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:50 | 06:02 |
| Sunset | 17:23 | 19:02 |
| Daylight | 11 h 33 min | 13 h |
| People on this clock | 425,300 | 3,740,026 |
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AL Kharj and Cape Town: common questions
What is the time difference between AL Kharj and Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+2, while AL Kharj is on UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in AL Kharj, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in AL Kharj, clocks in Cape Town show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Cape Town at the end of the working day in AL Kharj?
The working day in AL Kharj ends at 6:00 PM; in Cape Town it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Cape Town from AL Kharj?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in AL Kharj – 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 AL Kharj?
The new day starts in Cape Town later: until 1:00 AM in AL Kharj, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Cape Town, AL Kharj is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between AL Kharj and Cape Town the same all year?
Yes. Neither AL Kharj nor Cape Town switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
