🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Twilight
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01 · 12 h 58 min
Cape Town to 'aqrah: time difference
'aqrah 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.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 05:20 5:20 AM 'aqrah 06:20 6:20 AM You –:–
05:20 5:20 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01
06:20 6:20 AM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:14 · 🌙 17:27
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+1 h
'aqrah is 1 h ahead of Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and 'aqrah 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
🇮🇶 'aqrah
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇮🇶 'aqrah |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:20 | 06:20 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Arabian Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Asia/Baghdad |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:03 | 06:14 |
| Sunset | 19:01 | 17:27 |
| Daylight | 12 h 58 min | 11 h 13 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 68,100 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and 'aqrah: common questions
How far ahead of Cape Town is 'aqrah?
'aqrah is 1 hour ahead of Cape Town: UTC+3 against UTC+2.
What time is it in 'aqrah at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in 'aqrah it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in 'aqrah?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in 'aqrah show 7:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and 'aqrah are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cape Town (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in 'aqrah), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Cape Town is it tomorrow in 'aqrah?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Cape Town, the date in 'aqrah has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in 'aqrah, it is still the previous day in Cape Town.
Does the time gap between Cape Town and 'aqrah change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Cape Town nor in 'aqrah, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
