🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 06:06 · 🌙 19:00 · 12 h 54 min
Cape Town to Al `arish: time difference
Al `arish is 1 h ahead of Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Cape Town 20:59 8:59 PM Al `arish 21:59 9:59 PM You –:–
20:59 8:59 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:06 · 🌙 19:00
21:59 9:59 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:48 · 🌙 18:15
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Al `arish is 1 h ahead of Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Al `arish 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
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🇪🇬 Al `arish
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇪🇬 Al `arish |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:59 | 21:59 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Africa/Cairo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:06 | 06:48 |
| Sunset | 19:00 | 18:15 |
| Daylight | 12 h 54 min | 11 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 199,243 |
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Cape Town and Al `arish: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Al `arish?
Al `arish is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+3, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Al `arish at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Al `arish it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Al `arish?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Al `arish show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Al `arish from Cape Town?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Al `arish – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Cape Town is it tomorrow in Al `arish?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Cape Town, the date in Al `arish has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Al `arish, it is still the previous day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Al `arish the same all year?
No. Only Al `arish switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 29, 2026, Al `arish and Cape Town will have the same time.
