🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Longyearbyen: time difference
Longyearbyen 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 23:03 11:03 PM Longyearbyen 22:03 10:03 PM You –:–
23:03 11:03 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
22:03 10:03 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
Polar night
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−1 h
Longyearbyen is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Longyearbyen 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
🇳🇴 Longyearbyen
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 | 🇳🇴 Longyearbyen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:03 | 22:03 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Central European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Europe/Oslo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | Polar night |
| Sunset | 19:19 | Polar night |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 0 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 2,400 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Longyearbyen: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Longyearbyen?
Longyearbyen is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+1, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Longyearbyen when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 8:00 AM in Longyearbyen.
What time is it in Longyearbyen when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 5:00 PM in Longyearbyen.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Longyearbyen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Longyearbyen.
When does the date change in Longyearbyen compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Longyearbyen later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Longyearbyen, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Longyearbyen the same all year?
No. Only Longyearbyen switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Longyearbyen and Cape Town will have the same time.
