Samarkand to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 3 h behind Samarkand. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
08
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 19:04 · 13 h 4 min
−3 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Samarkand 02:45 2:45 AM Cape Town 23:45 11:45 PM You –:–
02:45 2:45 AM
Uzbekistan Standard Time · UTC+5
☀️ 06:49 · 🌙 17:46
23:45 11:45 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 19:04
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−3 h
Cape Town is 3 h behind Samarkand.
When you, Samarkand 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
🇺🇿 Samarkand
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
21 9 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇿 Samarkand | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:45 | 23:45 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Uzbekistan Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Samarkand | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Samarkand | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:49 | 06:00 |
| Sunset | 17:46 | 19:04 |
| Daylight | 10 h 58 min | 13 h 4 min |
| People on this clock | 573,200 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Samarkand with another city
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Samarkand and Cape Town: common questions
What is the time difference between Samarkand and Cape Town?
Cape Town is 3 hours behind: it uses UTC+2, while Samarkand is on UTC+5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Samarkand, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Samarkand, clocks in Cape Town show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 6:00 PM in Samarkand?
When it is 6:00 PM in Samarkand, it is 3:00 PM in Cape Town.
When is a good time to call Cape Town from Samarkand?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Samarkand – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 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 3:00 AM in Samarkand it is still the previous day in Cape Town. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Cape Town it is already the next day in Samarkand.
Does the time gap between Samarkand and Cape Town change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Samarkand nor in Cape Town, so the gap is 3 hours all year round.
