Toamasina to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h behind Toamasina. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Toamasina 06:47 6:47 AM Cape Town 05:47 5:47 AM You –:–
06:47 6:47 AM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 05:12 · 🌙 17:44
05:47 5:47 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 19:02
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−1 h
Cape Town is 1 h behind Toamasina.
When you, Toamasina 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
🇲🇬 Toamasina
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 | 🇲🇬 Toamasina | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:47 | 05:47 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | East Africa Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Toamasina | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Indian/Antananarivo | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:12 | 06:02 |
| Sunset | 17:44 | 19:02 |
| Daylight | 12 h 32 min | 13 h |
| People on this clock | 325,857 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Toamasina with another city
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Big time differences
Toamasina and Cape Town: common questions
How many hours behind Toamasina is Cape Town?
The clocks in Cape Town are 1 hour behind those in Toamasina (UTC+2 and UTC+3).
What time is it in Cape Town at the start of the working day in Toamasina?
The working day in Toamasina starts at 9:00 AM; in Cape Town it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Cape Town at the end of the working day in Toamasina?
The working day in Toamasina ends at 6:00 PM; in Cape Town it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Cape Town from Toamasina?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Toamasina – 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 Toamasina 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 Toamasina.
Does the time gap between Toamasina and Cape Town change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Toamasina nor in Cape Town, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
