🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Sunset
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18 · 13 h 35 min
Cape Town to Bochum: time difference
Bochum 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 19:10 7:10 PM Bochum 18:10 6:10 PM You –:–
19:10 7:10 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18
18:10 6:10 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:32 · 🌙 16:59
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−1 h
Bochum is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Bochum 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
🇩🇪 Bochum
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 | 🇩🇪 Bochum |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:10 | 18:10 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 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/Berlin |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:43 | 07:32 |
| Sunset | 19:18 | 16:59 |
| Daylight | 13 h 35 min | 9 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 371,075 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
More comparisons with Cape Town: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Cape Town and Bochum: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is Bochum?
The clocks in Bochum are 1 hour behind those in Cape Town (UTC+1 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Bochum when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 8:00 AM in Bochum.
What time is it in Bochum at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Bochum it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Bochum are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Bochum), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Bochum?
Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Bochum. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Bochum it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Bochum change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Bochum. From March 28, 2027, Bochum and Cape Town will have the same time.
