🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Castanhal: time difference
Castanhal is 5 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 06:10 6:10 AM Castanhal 01:10 1:10 AM You –:–
06:10 6:10 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
01:10 1:10 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:51 · 🌙 18:01
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−5 h
Castanhal is 5 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Castanhal 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
🇧🇷 Castanhal
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 17 5 PM 18 6 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇧🇷 Castanhal |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:10 | 01:10 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | America/Belem |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 05:51 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 18:01 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 12 h 10 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 192,256 |
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 Castanhal: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is Castanhal?
The clocks in Castanhal are 5 hours behind those in Cape Town (UTC−3 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Castanhal at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Castanhal it is 4:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Castanhal?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Castanhal show 1:00 PM.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Castanhal overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town, which is 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Castanhal.
When is it still the previous day in Castanhal?
Until 5:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Castanhal. The other way round, from 7:00 PM in Castanhal it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Castanhal the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cape Town nor Castanhal switches to summer time, so the gap is always 5 hours.
