🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to Gabon: time difference
Gabon is 1 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 09:18 9:18 AM Gabon 08:18 8:18 AM You –:–
09:18 9:18 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
08:18 8:18 AM
West Africa Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:07 · 🌙 18:13
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−1 h
Gabon is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Gabon 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
🇬🇦 Gabon
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 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇬🇦 Gabon |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:18 | 08:18 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | West Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Africa/Libreville |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 06:07 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:13 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 12 h 6 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 2,025,137 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Gabon: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Gabon?
Gabon is 1 hour behind Cape Town: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Gabon at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Gabon it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Gabon?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Gabon show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Gabon from Cape Town?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Gabon – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in Gabon?
Before 1:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in Gabon has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Gabon, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Gabon the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cape Town nor Gabon switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
