🇿🇦 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 Petrolina: time difference
Petrolina 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
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Cape Town 13:09 1:09 PM Petrolina 08:09 8:09 AM You –:–
13:09 1:09 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
08:09 8:09 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:12 · 🌙 17:41
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−5 h
Petrolina is 5 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Petrolina 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
🇧🇷 Petrolina
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 | 🇧🇷 Petrolina |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:09 | 08:09 |
| 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/Recife |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 05:12 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 17:41 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 12 h 29 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 386,791 |
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 Petrolina: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is Petrolina?
The clocks in Petrolina are 5 hours behind those in Cape Town (UTC−3 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Petrolina at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Petrolina it is 4:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Petrolina?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Petrolina show 1:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Petrolina from Cape Town?
Between 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Petrolina – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Petrolina?
Until 5:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Petrolina. The other way round, from 7:00 PM in Petrolina it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Petrolina the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cape Town nor Petrolina switches to summer time, so the gap is always 5 hours.
