🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to Afghanistan: time difference
Afghanistan is 2 h 30 min ahead of Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 07:49 7:49 AM Afghanistan 10:19 10:19 AM You –:–
07:49 7:49 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
10:19 10:19 AM
Afghanistan Time · UTC+4:30
☀️ 05:55 · 🌙 17:27
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+2 h 30 min
Afghanistan is 2 h 30 min ahead of Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Afghanistan are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇿🇦 Cape Town
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
🇦🇫 Afghanistan
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 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:49 | 10:19 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Afghanistan Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+4:30 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | +2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Asia/Kabul |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 05:55 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 17:27 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 32 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 41,454,761 |
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Cape Town and Afghanistan: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Afghanistan?
Afghanistan is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead: it uses UTC+4:30, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Afghanistan at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Afghanistan it is 11:30 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Afghanistan?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Afghanistan show 8:30 PM.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Afghanistan overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Cape Town, which is 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Afghanistan.
When is it already the next day in Afghanistan?
From 9:30 PM in Cape Town it is already the next day in Afghanistan. The other way round, until 2:30 AM in Afghanistan it is still the previous day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Afghanistan the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cape Town nor Afghanistan switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours and 30 minutes.
