Zagazig to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h behind Zagazig. 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
- Golden hour
☀️ 06:06 · 🌙 19:00 · 12 h 54 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Zagazig 19:09 7:09 PM Cape Town 18:09 6:09 PM You –:–
19:09 7:09 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:57 · 🌙 18:24
18:09 6:09 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:06 · 🌙 19:00
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−1 h
Cape Town is 1 h behind Zagazig.
When you, Zagazig 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
🇪🇬 Zagazig
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 | 🇪🇬 Zagazig | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:09 | 18:09 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Zagazig | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Cairo | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:57 | 06:06 |
| Sunset | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| Daylight | 11 h 28 min | 12 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 285,097 | 3,740,026 |
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Zagazig and Cape Town: common questions
What is the time difference between Zagazig and Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+2, while Zagazig is on UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Zagazig, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Zagazig, clocks in Cape Town show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 6:00 PM in Zagazig?
When it is 6:00 PM in Zagazig, it is 5:00 PM in Cape Town.
When do working hours in Zagazig and in Cape Town overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Zagazig, 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 Zagazig 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 Zagazig.
Is the time difference between Zagazig and Cape Town the same all year?
No. Only Zagazig switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 29, 2026, Cape Town and Zagazig will have the same time.
