🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to Romania: time difference
Romania is 1 h ahead of 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 07:17 7:17 AM Romania 08:17 8:17 AM You –:–
07:17 7:17 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
08:17 8:17 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:42
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+1 h
Romania is 1 h ahead of Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Romania 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
🇷🇴 Romania
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇷🇴 Romania |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:17 | 08:17 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Europe/Bucharest |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 07:24 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:42 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 19,053,815 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Romania: common questions
How many hours ahead of Cape Town is Romania?
The clocks in Romania are 1 hour ahead of those in Cape Town (UTC+3 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Romania?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Romania show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Romania at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Romania it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Romania from Cape Town?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Romania – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Cape Town is it tomorrow in Romania?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Cape Town, the date in Romania has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Romania, it is still the previous day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Romania change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Romania. From October 25, 2026, Romania and Cape Town will have the same time.
