Cape Town to Sydney
Converting a fixed time. Africa/Johannesburg → Australia/Sydney · 11,012 km (6,838 miles) apart
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 4th October 2026, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).
Convert a specific time minutes work, not just whole hours
Hour by hour
| Cape Town | Sydney | 24h | Good to call? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12am | 8am | 00:00 → 08:00 | asleep in Cape Town |
| 1am | 9am | 01:00 → 09:00 | asleep in Cape Town |
| 2am | 10am | 02:00 → 10:00 | asleep in Cape Town |
| 3am | 11am | 03:00 → 11:00 | asleep in Cape Town |
| 4am now | 12pm | 04:00 → 12:00 | asleep in Cape Town |
| 5am | 1pm | 05:00 → 13:00 | asleep in Cape Town |
| 6am | 2pm | 06:00 → 14:00 | asleep in Cape Town |
| 7am | 3pm | 07:00 → 15:00 | awake, not at work |
| 8am | 4pm | 08:00 → 16:00 | awake, not at work |
| 9am | 5pm | 09:00 → 17:00 | awake, not at work |
| 10am | 6pm | 10:00 → 18:00 | awake, not at work |
| 11am | 7pm | 11:00 → 19:00 | awake, not at work |
| 12pm | 8pm | 12:00 → 20:00 | awake, not at work |
| 1pm | 9pm | 13:00 → 21:00 | awake, not at work |
| 2pm | 10pm | 14:00 → 22:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 3pm | 11pm | 15:00 → 23:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 4pm | 12am Fri | 16:00 → 00:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 5pm | 1am Fri | 17:00 → 01:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 6pm | 2am Fri | 18:00 → 02:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 7pm | 3am Fri | 19:00 → 03:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 8pm | 4am Fri | 20:00 → 04:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 9pm | 5am Fri | 21:00 → 05:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 10pm | 6am Fri | 22:00 → 06:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 11pm | 7am Fri | 23:00 → 07:00 | asleep in Cape Town |
Call times
There is no hour when both places are inside normal working hours. The least bad slot is usually early morning at the western end.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Sydney when it is 11:00 pm in Cape Town?
7:00 am in Sydney the next day.
How many hours ahead is Sydney of Cape Town?
Sydney is 8 hours ahead Cape Town. That gap is not fixed: it changes when either place starts or ends daylight saving. The table on this page is recalculated for today, so it is already correct for the current season.
What is the best time to call between Cape Town and Sydney?
There is no hour when both places are inside normal working hours. The least bad slot is usually early morning at the western end.