🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Arbon: time difference
Arbon is 1 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 01:08 1:08 AM Arbon 00:08 12:08 AM You –:–
01:08 1:08 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
00:08 12:08 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:12 · 🌙 17:01
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−1 h
Arbon is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Arbon are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇿🇦 Cape Town
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
🇨🇭 Arbon
23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇨🇭 Arbon |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:08 | 00:08 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Central European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Europe/Zurich |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 07:12 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 17:01 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 9 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 15,853 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Arbon: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Arbon?
Arbon is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+1, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Arbon?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Arbon show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Arbon at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Arbon it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Arbon are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Arbon), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Arbon compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Arbon later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Arbon, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Arbon the same all year?
No. Only Arbon switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Arbon and Cape Town will have the same time.
