🇿🇦 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 Male: time difference
Male is 3 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 08:39 8:39 AM Male 11:39 11:39 AM You –:–
08:39 8:39 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
11:39 11:39 AM
Maldives Time · UTC+5
☀️ 05:52 · 🌙 17:55
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+3 h
Male is 3 h ahead of Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Male 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
🇲🇻 Male
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 1 1 AM 2 2 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇲🇻 Male |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:39 | 11:39 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Maldives Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+5 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Indian/Maldives |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 05:52 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 17:55 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 12 h 3 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 103,693 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Male: common questions
How many hours ahead of Cape Town is Male?
The clocks in Male are 3 hours ahead of those in Cape Town (UTC+5 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Male at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Male it is 12:00 PM at that moment.
What time is it in Male at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Male it is 9:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Male are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Cape Town (12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Male), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Cape Town is it tomorrow in Male?
Once it is 9:00 PM in Cape Town, the date in Male has already changed. Until 3:00 AM in Male, it is still the previous day in Cape Town.
Does the time gap between Cape Town and Male change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Cape Town nor in Male, so the gap is 3 hours all year round.
