Zanzibar to Cebu: time difference
Cebu is 5 h ahead of Zanzibar. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+5 h
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One day, 2 clocks
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Zanzibar 07:56 7:56 AM Cebu 12:56 12:56 PM You –:–
07:56 7:56 AM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:05 · 🌙 18:17
12:56 12:56 PM
Philippine Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:34 · 🌙 17:31
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+5 h
Cebu is 5 h ahead of Zanzibar.
When you, Zanzibar and Cebu are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇹🇿 Zanzibar
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
🇵🇭 Cebu
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇿 Zanzibar | 🇵🇭 Cebu |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:56 | 12:56 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | East Africa Time | Philippine Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Zanzibar | — | +5 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Dar es Salaam | Asia/Manila |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:05 | 05:34 |
| Sunset | 18:17 | 17:31 |
| Daylight | 12 h 12 min | 11 h 57 min |
| People on this clock | 709,809 | 964,169 |
Compare Zanzibar with another city
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Zanzibar and Cebu: common questions
How far ahead of Zanzibar is Cebu?
Cebu is 5 hours ahead of Zanzibar: UTC+8 against UTC+3.
What time is it in Cebu at the start of the working day in Zanzibar?
The working day in Zanzibar starts at 9:00 AM; in Cebu it is 2:00 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Zanzibar, what time is it in Cebu?
At 6:00 PM in Zanzibar, clocks in Cebu show 11:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Zanzibar and Cebu are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Zanzibar (2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Cebu), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Cebu compared with Zanzibar?
The new day starts in Cebu earlier: at 7:00 PM in Zanzibar it is already midnight there. Until 5:00 AM in Cebu, Zanzibar is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Zanzibar and Cebu the same all year?
Yes. Neither Zanzibar nor Cebu switches to summer time, so the gap is always 5 hours.
