Bologna to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Bologna. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
37
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Bologna 17:47 5:47 PM Cape Town 18:47 6:47 PM You –:–
17:47 5:47 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:59 · 🌙 16:59
18:47 6:47 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Bologna.
When you, Bologna and Cape Town are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇮🇹 Bologna
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
🇿🇦 Cape Town
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇮🇹 Bologna | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:47 | 18:47 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Bologna | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Rome | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:59 | 05:42 |
| Sunset | 16:59 | 19:19 |
| Daylight | 10 h | 13 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 386,663 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Bologna with another city
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Bologna and Cape Town: common questions
How far ahead of Bologna is Cape Town?
Cape Town is 1 hour ahead of Bologna: UTC+2 against UTC+1.
What time is it in Cape Town at the start of the working day in Bologna?
The working day in Bologna starts at 9:00 AM; in Cape Town it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Bologna, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 6:00 PM in Bologna, clocks in Cape Town show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Cape Town from Bologna?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Bologna – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Cape Town?
From 11:00 PM in Bologna it is already the next day in Cape Town. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Bologna.
Does the time difference between Bologna and Cape Town change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Bologna. From March 28, 2027, Cape Town and Bologna will have the same time.
