Luxor to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h behind Luxor. 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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Luxor 09:52 9:52 AM Cape Town 08:52 8:52 AM You –:–
09:52 9:52 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:50 · 🌙 18:21
08:52 8:52 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 19:02
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−1 h
Cape Town is 1 h behind Luxor.
When you, Luxor 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
🇪🇬 Luxor
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
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 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇬 Luxor | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:52 | 08:52 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Luxor | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Cairo | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:50 | 06:02 |
| Sunset | 18:21 | 19:02 |
| Daylight | 11 h 30 min | 13 h |
| People on this clock | 451,318 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Luxor with another city
More comparisons with Luxor: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Luxor and Cape Town: common questions
What is the time difference between Luxor and Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+2, while Luxor is on UTC+3.
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 9:00 AM in Luxor?
When it is 9:00 AM in Luxor, it is 8:00 AM in Cape Town.
If it is 6:00 PM in Luxor, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Luxor, clocks in Cape Town show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Cape Town from Luxor?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Luxor – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cape Town – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Luxor is it still yesterday in Cape Town?
Before 1:00 AM in Luxor, the date in Cape Town has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Cape Town, it is already the next day in Luxor.
Is the time difference between Luxor and Cape Town the same all year?
No. Only Luxor switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 29, 2026, Cape Town and Luxor will have the same time.
