Hastings to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Hastings. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Hastings 14:30 2:30 PM Cape Town 15:30 3:30 PM You –:–
14:30 2:30 PM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:26 · 🌙 18:01
15:30 3:30 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 19:02
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Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Hastings.
When you, Hastings 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
🇬🇧 Hastings
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🇿🇦 Cape Town
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 | 🇬🇧 Hastings | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:30 | 15:30 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | British Summer Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Hastings | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/London | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:26 | 06:02 |
| Sunset | 18:01 | 19:02 |
| Daylight | 10 h 35 min | 13 h |
| People on this clock | 92,855 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Hastings with another city
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Hastings and Cape Town: common questions
How far ahead of Hastings is Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour ahead of Hastings: UTC+2 against UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Hastings, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Hastings, clocks in Cape Town show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Hastings, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Hastings, clocks in Cape Town show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in Hastings and in Cape Town overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Hastings, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town.
When is it already the next day in Cape Town?
From 11:00 PM in Hastings it is already the next day in Cape Town. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Hastings.
Does the time difference between Hastings and Cape Town change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Hastings. From October 25, 2026, Cape Town will be 2 hours ahead of Hastings.
