🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
04
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Los Ángeles: time difference
Los Ángeles 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
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Cape Town 17:42 5:42 PM Los Ángeles 12:42 12:42 PM You –:–
17:42 5:42 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
12:42 12:42 PM
Chile Summer Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:39 · 🌙 20:29
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−5 h
Los Ángeles is 5 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Los Ángeles 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
🇨🇱 Los Ángeles
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 | 🇨🇱 Los Ángeles |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:42 | 12:42 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Chile Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | America/Santiago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-4, Apr 3, 23:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 06:39 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 20:29 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 13 h 50 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 143,023 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Los Ángeles: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Town and Los Ángeles?
Los Ángeles is 5 hours behind: it uses UTC−3, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Los Ángeles?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Los Ángeles show 4:00 AM.
What time is it in Los Ángeles when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 1:00 PM in Los Ángeles.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Los Ángeles are at work?
Yes: from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Los Ángeles), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in Los Ángeles?
Before 5:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in Los Ángeles has not changed yet. From 7:00 PM in Los Ángeles, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time gap between Cape Town and Los Ángeles change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Los Ángeles but not in Cape Town. From April 3, 2027, Los Ángeles will be 6 hours behind Cape Town.
