🇿🇦 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 Lorient: time difference
Lorient 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 01:47 1:47 AM Lorient 00:47 12:47 AM You –:–
01:47 1:47 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
00:47 12:47 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 08:04 · 🌙 17:51
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−1 h
Lorient is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Lorient 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
🇫🇷 Lorient
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 | 🇫🇷 Lorient |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:47 | 00:47 |
| 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/Paris |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 08:04 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 17:51 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 9 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 57,846 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Lorient: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Lorient?
Lorient is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+1, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Lorient at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Lorient it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Lorient when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 5:00 PM in Lorient.
When is a good time to call Lorient from Cape Town?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Lorient – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Lorient?
Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Lorient. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Lorient it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Lorient change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Lorient. From March 28, 2027, Lorient and Cape Town will have the same time.
