Cape Town to Cricova: time difference
Cricova 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.
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Cape Town 03:38 3:38 AM Cricova 04:38 4:38 AM You –:–
03:38 3:38 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 19:02
04:38 4:38 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:27 · 🌙 18:14
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Cricova is 1 h ahead of Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Cricova 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
🇲🇩 Cricova
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 | 🇲🇩 Cricova |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:38 | 04:38 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Europe/Chisinau |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:02 | 07:27 |
| Sunset | 19:02 | 18:14 |
| Daylight | 13 h | 10 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 10,642 |
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Cape Town and Cricova: common questions
How far ahead of Cape Town is Cricova?
Cricova is 1 hour ahead of Cape Town: UTC+3 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Cricova?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Cricova show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Cricova at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Cricova it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Cricova overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cape Town, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cricova.
When does the date change in Cricova compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Cricova earlier: at 11:00 PM in Cape Town it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Cricova, Cape Town is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Cricova the same all year?
No. Only Cricova switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Cricova and Cape Town will have the same time.
