🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Palmas: time difference
Palmas is 5 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 08:38 8:38 AM Palmas 03:38 3:38 AM You –:–
08:38 8:38 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
03:38 3:38 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 18:13
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−5 h
Palmas is 5 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Palmas 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
🇧🇷 Palmas
19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇧🇷 Palmas |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:38 | 03:38 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | America/Araguaina |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 05:42 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 18:13 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 12 h 31 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 302,692 |
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 Palmas: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is Palmas?
The clocks in Palmas are 5 hours behind those in Cape Town (UTC−3 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Palmas when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 4:00 AM in Palmas.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Palmas?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Palmas show 1:00 PM.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Palmas overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town, which is 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Palmas.
When does the date change in Palmas compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Palmas later: until 5:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 7:00 PM in Palmas, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Palmas the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cape Town nor Palmas switches to summer time, so the gap is always 5 hours.
