Phoenix to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 2 h behind Phoenix. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Phoenix 16:22 4:22 PM Cape Town 14:22 2:22 PM You –:–
16:22 4:22 PM
Mauritius Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 05:38 · 🌙 18:14
14:22 2:22 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 19:02
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−2 h
Cape Town is 2 h behind Phoenix.
When you, Phoenix 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
🇲🇺 Phoenix
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
22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇺 Phoenix | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:22 | 14:22 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Mauritius Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+4 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Phoenix | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Indian/Mauritius | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:38 | 06:02 |
| Sunset | 18:14 | 19:02 |
| Daylight | 12 h 36 min | 13 h |
| People on this clock | 115,289 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Phoenix with another city
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Big time differences
Phoenix and Cape Town: common questions
How many hours behind Phoenix is Cape Town?
The clocks in Cape Town are 2 hours behind those in Phoenix (UTC+2 and UTC+4).
What time is it in Cape Town at the start of the working day in Phoenix?
The working day in Phoenix starts at 9:00 AM; in Cape Town it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Phoenix, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Phoenix, clocks in Cape Town show 4:00 PM.
When do working hours in Phoenix and in Cape Town overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Phoenix, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Cape Town.
Until what time in Phoenix is it still yesterday in Cape Town?
Before 2:00 AM in Phoenix, the date in Cape Town has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Cape Town, it is already the next day in Phoenix.
Does the time difference between Phoenix and Cape Town change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
