Sydney to Cape Town
Converting a fixed time. Australia/Sydney → Africa/Johannesburg · 11,012 km (6,838 miles) apart
Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 4th October 2026, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Convert a specific time minutes work, not just whole hours
Hour by hour
| Sydney | Cape Town | 24h | Good to call? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12am | 4pm Wed | 00:00 → 16:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 1am | 5pm Wed | 01:00 → 17:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 2am | 6pm Wed | 02:00 → 18:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 3am | 7pm Wed | 03:00 → 19:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 4am | 8pm Wed | 04:00 → 20:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 5am | 9pm Wed | 05:00 → 21:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 6am | 10pm Wed | 06:00 → 22:00 | asleep in Cape Town |
| 7am | 11pm Wed | 07:00 → 23:00 | asleep in Cape Town |
| 8am | 12am | 08:00 → 00:00 | asleep in Cape Town |
| 9am | 1am | 09:00 → 01:00 | asleep in Cape Town |
| 10am | 2am | 10:00 → 02:00 | asleep in Cape Town |
| 11am | 3am | 11:00 → 03:00 | asleep in Cape Town |
| 12pm | 4am | 12:00 → 04:00 | asleep in Cape Town |
| 1pm | 5am | 13:00 → 05:00 | asleep in Cape Town |
| 2pm now | 6am | 14:00 → 06:00 | asleep in Cape Town |
| 3pm | 7am | 15:00 → 07:00 | awake, not at work |
| 4pm | 8am | 16:00 → 08:00 | awake, not at work |
| 5pm | 9am | 17:00 → 09:00 | awake, not at work |
| 6pm | 10am | 18:00 → 10:00 | awake, not at work |
| 7pm | 11am | 19:00 → 11:00 | awake, not at work |
| 8pm | 12pm | 20:00 → 12:00 | awake, not at work |
| 9pm | 1pm | 21:00 → 13:00 | awake, not at work |
| 10pm | 2pm | 22:00 → 14:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 11pm | 3pm | 23:00 → 15:00 | asleep in Sydney |
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 Cape Town when it is 3:30 pm in Sydney?
7:30 am in Cape Town the same day.
How many hours ahead is Cape Town of Sydney?
Cape Town is 8 hours behind Sydney. 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 Sydney and Cape Town?
There is no hour when both places are inside normal working hours. The least bad slot is usually early morning at the western end.
When does the difference between Sydney and Cape Town change?
Sydney: Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 4th October 2026, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change). Cape Town does not change its clocks, so the gap shifts by an hour on that date.