🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
03
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to Mazar-i-Sharif: time difference
Mazar-i-Sharif is 2 h 30 min ahead of Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇫 Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
03
- Afghanistan Time
- UTC+4:30
- Daytime
☀️ 06:05 · 🌙 17:34 · 11 h 29 min
+2 h 30 min
Your time
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Cape Town 12:52 12:52 PM Mazar-i-Sharif 15:22 3:22 PM You –:–
12:52 12:52 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
15:22 3:22 PM
Afghanistan Time · UTC+4:30
☀️ 06:05 · 🌙 17:34
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+2 h 30 min
Mazar-i-Sharif is 2 h 30 min ahead of Cape Town.
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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
🇦🇫 Mazar-i-Sharif
2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇦🇫 Mazar-i-Sharif |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:52 | 15:22 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Afghanistan Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+4:30 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | +2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Asia/Kabul |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 06:05 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 17:34 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 29 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 300,600 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Mazar-i-Sharif: common questions
How far ahead of Cape Town is Mazar-i-Sharif?
Mazar-i-Sharif is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Cape Town: UTC+4:30 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Mazar-i-Sharif?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Mazar-i-Sharif show 11:30 AM.
What time is it in Mazar-i-Sharif at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Mazar-i-Sharif it is 8:30 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Mazar-i-Sharif are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Cape Town (11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Mazar-i-Sharif), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Mazar-i-Sharif compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Mazar-i-Sharif earlier: at 9:30 PM in Cape Town it is already midnight there. Until 2:30 AM in Mazar-i-Sharif, Cape Town is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Mazar-i-Sharif the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cape Town nor Mazar-i-Sharif switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours and 30 minutes.
