Buenos Aires to Johannesburg: time difference
Johannesburg is 5 h ahead of Buenos Aires. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Johannesburg, South Africa
03
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:39 · 🌙 18:12 · 12 h 33 min
+5 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Buenos Aires 23:13 11:13 PM Johannesburg 04:13 4:13 AM You –:–
23:13 11:13 PM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 19:03
04:13 4:13 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:39 · 🌙 18:12
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+5 h
Johannesburg is 5 h ahead of Buenos Aires.
When you, Buenos Aires and Johannesburg are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
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
🇿🇦 Johannesburg
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 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires | 🇿🇦 Johannesburg |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:13 | 04:13 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Argentina Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Buenos Aires | — | +5 h |
| IANA zone | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:20 | 05:39 |
| Sunset | 19:03 | 18:12 |
| Daylight | 12 h 43 min | 12 h 33 min |
| People on this clock | 2,891,082 | 4,434,827 |
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Buenos Aires and Johannesburg: common questions
How far ahead of Buenos Aires is Johannesburg?
Johannesburg is 5 hours ahead of Buenos Aires: UTC+2 against UTC−3.
What time is it in Johannesburg at the start of the working day in Buenos Aires?
The working day in Buenos Aires starts at 9:00 AM; in Johannesburg it is 2:00 PM at that moment.
What time is it in Johannesburg at the end of the working day in Buenos Aires?
The working day in Buenos Aires ends at 6:00 PM; in Johannesburg it is 11:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Buenos Aires and Johannesburg are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Buenos Aires (2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Johannesburg), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Buenos Aires is it tomorrow in Johannesburg?
Once it is 7:00 PM in Buenos Aires, the date in Johannesburg has already changed. Until 5:00 AM in Johannesburg, it is still the previous day in Buenos Aires.
Does the time gap between Buenos Aires and Johannesburg change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Buenos Aires nor in Johannesburg, so the gap is 5 hours all year round.
