Arak to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h 30 min behind Arak. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Twilight
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01 · 12 h 58 min
−1 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Arak 06:48 6:48 AM Cape Town 05:18 5:18 AM You –:–
06:48 6:48 AM
Iran Standard Time · UTC+3:30
☀️ 06:18 · 🌙 17:36
05:18 5:18 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01
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−1 h 30 min
Cape Town is 1 h 30 min behind Arak.
When you, Arak 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
🇮🇷 Arak
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
22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇮🇷 Arak | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:48 | 05:18 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Iran Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3:30 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Arak | — | −1 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tehran | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:18 | 06:03 |
| Sunset | 17:36 | 19:01 |
| Daylight | 11 h 18 min | 12 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 526,200 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Arak with another city
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Big time differences
Arak and Cape Town: common questions
How many hours behind Arak is Cape Town?
The clocks in Cape Town are 1 hour and 30 minutes behind those in Arak (UTC+2 and UTC+3:30).
If it is 9:00 AM in Arak, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Arak, clocks in Cape Town show 7:30 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Arak, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Arak, clocks in Cape Town show 4:30 PM.
Is there a time when both Arak and Cape Town are at work?
Yes: from 10:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Arak (9:00 AM to 4:30 PM in Cape Town), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Cape Town compared with Arak?
The new day starts in Cape Town later: until 1:30 AM in Arak, it is still the previous day there. From 10:30 PM in Cape Town, Arak is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Arak and Cape Town change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Arak nor in Cape Town, so the gap is 1 hour and 30 minutes all year round.
