Delhi to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 3 h 30 min behind Delhi. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
−3 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Delhi 12:54 12:54 PM Cape Town 09:24 9:24 AM You –:–
12:54 12:54 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 06:19 · 🌙 17:58
09:24 9:24 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
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−3 h 30 min
Cape Town is 3 h 30 min behind Delhi.
When you, Delhi and Cape Town are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇮🇳 Delhi
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
🇿🇦 Cape Town
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 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
📍 Your time
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇮🇳 Delhi | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:54 | 09:24 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Delhi | — | −3 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kolkata | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:19 | 06:12 |
| Sunset | 17:58 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 11 h 39 min | 12 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 16,787,941 | 3,740,026 |
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Delhi and Cape Town: common questions
How far behind Delhi is Cape Town?
Cape Town is 3 hours and 30 minutes behind Delhi: UTC+2 against UTC+5:30.
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 9:00 AM in Delhi?
When it is 9:00 AM in Delhi, it is 5:30 AM in Cape Town.
If it is 6:00 PM in Delhi, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Delhi, clocks in Cape Town show 2:30 PM.
When is a good time to call Cape Town from Delhi?
Between 12:30 PM and 6:00 PM in Delhi – that is 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM in Cape Town – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Delhi is it still yesterday in Cape Town?
Before 3:30 AM in Delhi, the date in Cape Town has not changed yet. From 8:30 PM in Cape Town, it is already the next day in Delhi.
Does the time difference between Delhi and Cape Town change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 3 hours and 30 minutes all year.
