🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Dawn
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01 · 12 h 58 min
Cape Town to Arak: time difference
Arak is 1 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 05:55 5:55 AM Arak 07:25 7:25 AM You –:–
05:55 5:55 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01
07:25 7:25 AM
Iran Standard Time · UTC+3:30
☀️ 06:18 · 🌙 17:36
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+1 h 30 min
Arak is 1 h 30 min ahead of Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Arak 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
🇮🇷 Arak
1:30 1:30 AM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇮🇷 Arak |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:55 | 07:25 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Iran Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3:30 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | +1 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Asia/Tehran |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:03 | 06:18 |
| Sunset | 19:01 | 17:36 |
| Daylight | 12 h 58 min | 11 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 526,200 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Arak: common questions
How far ahead of Cape Town is Arak?
Arak is 1 hour and 30 minutes ahead of Cape Town: UTC+3:30 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Arak at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Arak it is 10:30 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Arak at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Arak it is 7:30 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Arak are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM in Cape Town (10:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Arak), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Arak compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Arak earlier: at 10:30 PM in Cape Town it is already midnight there. Until 1:30 AM in Arak, Cape Town is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Cape Town and Arak change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Cape Town nor in Arak, so the gap is 1 hour and 30 minutes all year round.
