🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
20
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Twilight
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18 · 13 h 35 min
Cape Town to Castro: time difference
Castro 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
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Cape Town 19:59 7:59 PM Castro 14:59 2:59 PM You –:–
19:59 7:59 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18
14:59 2:59 PM
Chile Summer Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:35 · 🌙 20:44
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−5 h
Castro is 5 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Castro 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
🇨🇱 Castro
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 | 🇨🇱 Castro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:59 | 14:59 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Chile Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | America/Santiago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-4, Apr 3, 23:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:43 | 06:35 |
| Sunset | 19:18 | 20:44 |
| Daylight | 13 h 35 min | 14 h 9 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 33,417 |
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 Castro: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Castro?
Castro is 5 hours behind Cape Town: UTC−3 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Castro when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 4:00 AM in Castro.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Castro?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Castro show 1:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Castro are at work?
Yes: from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Castro), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Castro?
Until 5:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Castro. The other way round, from 7:00 PM in Castro it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time gap between Cape Town and Castro change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Castro but not in Cape Town. From April 3, 2027, Castro will be 6 hours behind Cape Town.
