🇿🇦 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 Lanus: time difference
Lanus is 5 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Cape Town 22:56 10:56 PM Lanus 17:56 5:56 PM You –:–
22:56 10:56 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 19:18
17:56 5:56 PM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 19:27
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−5 h
Lanus is 5 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Lanus 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
🇦🇷 Lanus
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇦🇷 Lanus |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:56 | 17:56 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Argentina Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:43 | 05:49 |
| Sunset | 19:18 | 19:27 |
| Daylight | 13 h 35 min | 13 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 459,263 |
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 Lanus: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is Lanus?
The clocks in Lanus are 5 hours behind those in Cape Town (UTC−3 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Lanus when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 4:00 AM in Lanus.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Lanus?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Lanus show 1:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Lanus from Cape Town?
Between 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Lanus – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in Lanus?
Before 5:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in Lanus has not changed yet. From 7:00 PM in Lanus, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Lanus the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cape Town nor Lanus switches to summer time, so the gap is always 5 hours.
