Buenos Aires to Lucerne: time difference
Lucerne 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.
🇨🇭 Lucerne, Switzerland
11
- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 07:38 · 🌙 18:51 · 11 h 13 min
+5 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Buenos Aires 23:24 11:24 PM Lucerne 04:24 4:24 AM You –:–
23:24 11:24 PM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 19:03
04:24 4:24 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:38 · 🌙 18:51
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+5 h
Lucerne is 5 h ahead of Buenos Aires.
When you, Buenos Aires and Lucerne 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
🇨🇭 Lucerne
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 | 🇨🇭 Lucerne |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:24 | 04:24 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Argentina Standard Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Buenos Aires | — | +5 h |
| IANA zone | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires | Europe/Zurich |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:20 | 07:38 |
| Sunset | 19:03 | 18:51 |
| Daylight | 12 h 43 min | 11 h 13 min |
| People on this clock | 2,891,082 | 81,284 |
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Buenos Aires and Lucerne: common questions
What is the time difference between Buenos Aires and Lucerne?
Lucerne is 5 hours ahead: it uses UTC+2, while Buenos Aires is on UTC−3.
What time is it in Lucerne at the start of the working day in Buenos Aires?
The working day in Buenos Aires starts at 9:00 AM; in Lucerne it is 2:00 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires, what time is it in Lucerne?
At 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires, clocks in Lucerne show 11:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Lucerne from Buenos Aires?
Between 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM in Buenos Aires – that is 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Lucerne – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Lucerne compared with Buenos Aires?
The new day starts in Lucerne earlier: at 7:00 PM in Buenos Aires it is already midnight there. Until 5:00 AM in Lucerne, Buenos Aires is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Buenos Aires and Lucerne change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Lucerne. From October 25, 2026, Lucerne will be 4 hours ahead of Buenos Aires.
