🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
09
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to Mahajanga: time difference
Mahajanga 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 13:40 1:40 PM Mahajanga 14:40 2:40 PM You –:–
13:40 1:40 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
14:40 2:40 PM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:53
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+1 h
Mahajanga is 1 h ahead of Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Mahajanga 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
🇲🇬 Mahajanga
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 | 🇲🇬 Mahajanga |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:40 | 14:40 |
| 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 | 05:32 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 17:53 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 12 h 22 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 246,022 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Mahajanga: common questions
How many hours ahead of Cape Town is Mahajanga?
The clocks in Mahajanga are 1 hour ahead of those in Cape Town (UTC+3 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Mahajanga at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Mahajanga it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Mahajanga when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 7:00 PM in Mahajanga.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Mahajanga are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cape Town (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Mahajanga), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Cape Town is it tomorrow in Mahajanga?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Cape Town, the date in Mahajanga has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Mahajanga, it is still the previous day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Mahajanga the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cape Town nor Mahajanga switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
