🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18 · 13 h 35 min
Cape Town to Cottbus: time difference
Cottbus 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 22:06 10:06 PM Cottbus 21:06 9:06 PM You –:–
22:06 10:06 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18
21:06 9:06 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:04 · 🌙 16:30
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−1 h
Cottbus is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Cottbus 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
🇩🇪 Cottbus
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 | 🇩🇪 Cottbus |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:06 | 21:06 |
| 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 | 07:04 |
| Sunset | 19:18 | 16:30 |
| Daylight | 13 h 35 min | 9 h 26 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 101,036 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Cottbus: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is Cottbus?
The clocks in Cottbus are 1 hour behind those in Cape Town (UTC+1 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Cottbus at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Cottbus it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Cottbus at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Cottbus it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Cottbus from Cape Town?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cottbus – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in Cottbus?
Before 1:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in Cottbus has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Cottbus, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Cottbus the same all year?
No. Only Cottbus switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Cottbus and Cape Town will have the same time.
