Time in Cape Town and Sydney
The time difference between Cape Town and Sydney is 8 hours. Sydney is 8 hours ahead of Cape Town.
This means 9am in Cape Town is 5pm in Sydney and 5pm in Cape Town is 1am in Sydney (next day).
Cape Town
- The current local time in Cape Town is 10:40 am (July 15, 2026)
- Cape Town is in the South African Standard Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Cape Town, South Africa, is UTC+02:00
Sydney
- The current local time in Sydney is 6:40 pm (July 15, 2026)
- Sydney is in the Australian Eastern Standard Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Sydney, Australia, is UTC+10:00
How to convert Cape Town time to Sydney time?
Add 8 hours to Cape Town time to get Sydney time.
Time in Cape Town
00:00
Time in Sydney
00:00
Use the slider above to convert Cape Town time to Sydney time and view the day and night map at different times.
Day–night colors on the map:
Day
Civil twilight
Nautical twilight
Astronomical twilight
NightTime Conversion Chart
| Cape Town | Sydney |
|---|---|
| 12am | 8am |
| 1am | 9am |
| 2am | 10am |
| 3am | 11am |
| 4am | 12pm |
| 5am | 1pm |
| 6am | 2pm |
| 7am | 3pm |
| 8am | 4pm |
| 9am | 5pm |
| 10am | 6pm |
| 11am | 7pm |
| 12pm | 8pm |
| 1pm | 9pm |
| 2pm | 10pm |
| 3pm | 11pm |
| 4pm | 12am |
| 5pm | 1am |
| 6pm | 2am |
| 7pm | 3am |
| 8pm | 4am |
| 9pm | 5am |
| 10pm | 6am |
| 11pm | 7am |
Time difference from Cape Town (UTC+02:00)
-1 hour
+1 hour
-5 hours
+2 hours
-5 hours
-6 hours
+1 hour