Cape Town to Phoenix: time difference
Phoenix is 2 h ahead of Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+2 h
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One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 12:05 12:05 PM Phoenix 14:05 2:05 PM You –:–
12:05 12:05 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 19:02
14:05 2:05 PM
Mauritius Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 05:38 · 🌙 18:14
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+2 h
Phoenix is 2 h ahead of Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Phoenix 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
🇲🇺 Phoenix
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇲🇺 Phoenix |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:05 | 14:05 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Mauritius Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+4 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Indian/Mauritius |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:02 | 05:38 |
| Sunset | 19:02 | 18:14 |
| Daylight | 13 h | 12 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 115,289 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Phoenix: common questions
How many hours ahead of Cape Town is Phoenix?
The clocks in Phoenix are 2 hours ahead of those in Cape Town (UTC+4 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Phoenix?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Phoenix show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Phoenix when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 8:00 PM in Phoenix.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Phoenix overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Cape Town, which is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Phoenix.
When is it already the next day in Phoenix?
From 10:00 PM in Cape Town it is already the next day in Phoenix. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Phoenix it is still the previous day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Phoenix the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cape Town nor Phoenix switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
