Madagascar to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h behind Madagascar. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
22
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Madagascar 08:04 8:04 AM Cape Town 07:04 7:04 AM You –:–
08:04 8:04 AM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:50
07:04 7:04 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
·
−1 h
Cape Town is 1 h behind Madagascar.
When you, Madagascar 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
🇲🇬 Madagascar
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
📍 Your time
- Asleep
- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
- Both working
- Right now
Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:04 | 07:04 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | East Africa Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Madagascar | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Indian/Antananarivo | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:25 | 06:12 |
| Sunset | 17:50 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 12 h 25 min | 12 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 25,570,895 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Madagascar with another city
More comparisons with Madagascar: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Madagascar and Cape Town: common questions
How many hours behind Madagascar is Cape Town?
The clocks in Cape Town are 1 hour behind those in Madagascar (UTC+2 and UTC+3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Madagascar, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Madagascar, clocks in Cape Town show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Cape Town at the end of the working day in Madagascar?
The working day in Madagascar ends at 6:00 PM; in Cape Town it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Madagascar and in Cape Town overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Madagascar, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cape Town.
When is it still the previous day in Cape Town?
Until 1:00 AM in Madagascar it is still the previous day in Cape Town. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Cape Town it is already the next day in Madagascar.
Does the time difference between Madagascar and Cape Town change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
