Aswan to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h behind Aswan. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
08
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Twilight
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 19:04 · 13 h 4 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Aswan 20:41 8:41 PM Cape Town 19:41 7:41 PM You –:–
20:41 8:41 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:49 · 🌙 18:19
19:41 7:41 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 19:04
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−1 h
Cape Town is 1 h behind Aswan.
When you, Aswan 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
🇪🇬 Aswan
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 | 🇪🇬 Aswan | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:41 | 19:41 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Aswan | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Cairo | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:49 | 06:00 |
| Sunset | 18:19 | 19:04 |
| Daylight | 11 h 30 min | 13 h 4 min |
| People on this clock | 241,261 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Aswan with another city
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Aswan and Cape Town: common questions
What is the time difference between Aswan and Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+2, while Aswan is on UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Aswan, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Aswan, clocks in Cape Town show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Cape Town at the end of the working day in Aswan?
The working day in Aswan ends at 6:00 PM; in Cape Town it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Aswan and Cape Town are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Aswan (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cape Town), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Cape Town?
Until 1:00 AM in Aswan it is still the previous day in Cape Town. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Cape Town it is already the next day in Aswan.
Does the time difference between Aswan and Cape Town change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Aswan. From October 29, 2026, Cape Town and Aswan will have the same time.
