Sohag to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h behind Sohag. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
12
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 19:04 · 13 h 4 min
−1 h
Your time
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Sohag 17:16 5:16 PM Cape Town 16:16 4:16 PM You –:–
17:16 5:16 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:56 · 🌙 18:22
16:16 4:16 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 19:04
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−1 h
Cape Town is 1 h behind Sohag.
When you, Sohag 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
🇪🇬 Sohag
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 | 🇪🇬 Sohag | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:16 | 16:16 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Sohag | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Cairo | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:56 | 06:00 |
| Sunset | 18:22 | 19:04 |
| Daylight | 11 h 26 min | 13 h 4 min |
| People on this clock | 189,695 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Sohag with another city
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Sohag and Cape Town: common questions
What is the time difference between Sohag and Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+2, while Sohag is on UTC+3.
What time is it in Cape Town at the start of the working day in Sohag?
The working day in Sohag starts at 9:00 AM; in Cape Town it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sohag, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Sohag, clocks in Cape Town show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Sohag and in Cape Town overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sohag, 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 Sohag 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 Sohag.
Does the time difference between Sohag and Cape Town change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Sohag. From October 29, 2026, Cape Town and Sohag will have the same time.
