🇿🇦 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 Mauritania: time difference
Mauritania is 2 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 04:32 4:32 AM Mauritania 02:32 2:32 AM You –:–
04:32 4:32 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
02:32 2:32 AM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 06:57 · 🌙 18:46
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−2 h
Mauritania is 2 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Mauritania 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
🇲🇷 Mauritania
22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇲🇷 Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:32 | 02:32 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Greenwich Mean Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+0 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Africa/Nouakchott |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 06:57 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:46 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 50 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 4,736,139 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
More comparisons with Cape Town: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Cape Town and Mauritania: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is Mauritania?
The clocks in Mauritania are 2 hours behind those in Cape Town (UTC+0 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Mauritania at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Mauritania it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Mauritania?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Mauritania show 4:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Mauritania are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Mauritania), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in Mauritania?
Before 2:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in Mauritania has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Mauritania, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time gap between Cape Town and Mauritania change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Cape Town nor in Mauritania, so the gap is 2 hours all year round.
