🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 7 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 01:48 1:48 AM Austin, TX 18:48 6:48 PM You –:–
01:48 1:48 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
18:48 6:48 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
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−7 h
Austin, TX is 7 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Austin, TX 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
🇺🇸 Austin, TX
17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:48 | 18:48 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −7 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 07:30 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 19:08 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 974,447 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Austin, TX: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Austin, TX?
Austin is 7 hours behind Cape Town: UTC−5 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Austin show 2:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Austin show 11:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Austin, TX, from Cape Town?
Between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Austin – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in Austin, TX?
Before 7:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in Austin has not changed yet. From 5:00 PM in Austin, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time gap between Cape Town and Austin, TX, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Austin but not in Cape Town. From November 1, 2026, Austin will be 8 hours behind Cape Town.
