Meeting time

Best time to meet: Tokyo and Cape Town

Tokyo is 7 hours ahead of Cape Town right now. Their working days overlap for 1 hour: 4 PM to 5 PM in Tokyo, which is 9 AM to 10 AM in Cape Town. The easiest time to meet is 4 PM in Tokyo (9 AM in Cape Town).

Wed 12:57 AMTokyo · Japan Standard TimeTue 5:57 PMCape Town · South Africa Standard Time
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Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 11, 2026, Tokyo time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

TokyoCape Town
6 AM11 PM day beforeBoth off
7 AM12 AMBoth off
8 AM1 AMBoth off
9 AM2 AMTokyo at work
10 AM3 AMTokyo at work
11 AM4 AMTokyo at work
12 PM5 AMTokyo at work
1 PM6 AMTokyo at work
2 PM7 AMTokyo at work
3 PM8 AMTokyo at work
4 PM9 AMEasiest time
5 PM10 AMCape Town at work
6 PM11 AMCape Town at work
7 PM12 PMCape Town at work
8 PM1 PMCape Town at work
9 PM2 PMCape Town at work
10 PM3 PMCape Town at work

All year

The gap between Tokyo and Cape Town does not move during the year, so the table above holds all year.

Cape Town keeps the same clock as Johannesburg.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Cape Town when it is 9 AM in Tokyo?
2 AM in Cape Town, while Tokyo is 7 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Tokyo and Cape Town?
4 PM in Tokyo, which is 9 AM in Cape Town. Both cities are at work from 4 PM to 5 PM Tokyo time.
Does the time difference between Tokyo and Cape Town change during the year?
No. It stays 7 hours all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.

More cities

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