🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Dawn
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Erlangen: time difference
Erlangen 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 05:29 5:29 AM Erlangen 04:29 4:29 AM You –:–
05:29 5:29 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
04:29 4:29 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 16:48
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−1 h
Erlangen is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Erlangen 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
🇩🇪 Erlangen
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 | 🇩🇪 Erlangen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:29 | 04:29 |
| 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/Berlin |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 16:48 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 9 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 117,466 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Erlangen: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is Erlangen?
The clocks in Erlangen are 1 hour behind those in Cape Town (UTC+1 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Erlangen when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 8:00 AM in Erlangen.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Erlangen?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Erlangen show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Erlangen are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Erlangen), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Erlangen compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Erlangen later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Erlangen, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Cape Town and Erlangen change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Erlangen but not in Cape Town. From March 28, 2027, Erlangen and Cape Town will have the same time.
