🇿🇦 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 Kabul: time difference
Kabul is 2 h 30 min ahead of Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+2 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 03:54 3:54 AM Kabul 06:24 6:24 AM You –:–
03:54 3:54 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
06:24 6:24 AM
Afghanistan Time · UTC+4:30
☀️ 05:55 · 🌙 17:27
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+2 h 30 min
Kabul is 2 h 30 min ahead of Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Kabul 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
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🇦🇫 Kabul
2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇦🇫 Kabul |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:54 | 06:24 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Afghanistan Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+4:30 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | +2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Asia/Kabul |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 05:55 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 17:27 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 32 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 3,289,000 |
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Cape Town and Kabul: common questions
How many hours ahead of Cape Town is Kabul?
The clocks in Kabul are 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of those in Cape Town (UTC+4:30 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Kabul at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Kabul it is 11:30 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Kabul at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Kabul it is 8:30 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Kabul overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Cape Town, which is 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Kabul.
From what time in Cape Town is it tomorrow in Kabul?
Once it is 9:30 PM in Cape Town, the date in Kabul has already changed. Until 2:30 AM in Kabul, it is still the previous day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Kabul the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cape Town nor Kabul switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours and 30 minutes.
