🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Ancona: time difference
Ancona is 1 h behind 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 01:05 1:05 AM Ancona 00:05 12:05 AM You –:–
01:05 1:05 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
00:05 12:05 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:47 · 🌙 16:53
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−1 h
Ancona is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Ancona 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
🇮🇹 Ancona
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 | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇮🇹 Ancona |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:05 | 00:05 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Central European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Europe/Rome |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 06:47 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 16:53 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 10 h 6 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 100,861 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
More comparisons with Cape Town: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Cape Town and Ancona: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Ancona?
Ancona is 1 hour behind Cape Town: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Ancona?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Ancona show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Ancona?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Ancona show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Ancona from Cape Town?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Ancona – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Ancona?
Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Ancona. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Ancona it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Ancona change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Ancona. From March 28, 2027, Ancona and Cape Town will have the same time.
