🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
01
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to Madagascar: time difference
Madagascar 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.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 09:31 9:31 AM Madagascar 10:31 10:31 AM You –:–
09:31 9:31 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
10:31 10:31 AM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:50
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+1 h
Madagascar is 1 h ahead of Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Madagascar 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
🇲🇬 Madagascar
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 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:31 | 10:31 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | East Africa Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Indian/Antananarivo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 05:25 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 17:50 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 12 h 25 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 25,570,895 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Madagascar: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Madagascar?
Madagascar is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+3, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Madagascar at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Madagascar it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Madagascar when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 7:00 PM in Madagascar.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Madagascar are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cape Town (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Madagascar), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Madagascar?
From 11:00 PM in Cape Town it is already the next day in Madagascar. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Madagascar it is still the previous day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Madagascar the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cape Town nor Madagascar switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
