Mahajanga to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h behind Mahajanga. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
31
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Mahajanga 12:46 12:46 PM Cape Town 11:46 11:46 AM You –:–
12:46 12:46 PM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:53
11:46 11:46 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
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−1 h
Cape Town is 1 h behind Mahajanga.
When you, Mahajanga 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
🇲🇬 Mahajanga
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 | 🇲🇬 Mahajanga | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:46 | 11:46 |
| 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 Mahajanga | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Indian/Antananarivo | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:32 | 06:12 |
| Sunset | 17:53 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 12 h 22 min | 12 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 246,022 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Mahajanga with another city
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Mahajanga and Cape Town: common questions
How far behind Mahajanga is Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour behind Mahajanga: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
What time is it in Cape Town at the start of the working day in Mahajanga?
The working day in Mahajanga starts at 9:00 AM; in Cape Town it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Mahajanga, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Mahajanga, clocks in Cape Town show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Cape Town from Mahajanga?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Mahajanga – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cape Town – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Cape Town?
Until 1:00 AM in Mahajanga 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 Mahajanga.
Does the time gap between Mahajanga and Cape Town change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Mahajanga nor in Cape Town, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
