🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
05
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Ludwigshafen: time difference
Ludwigshafen is 1 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇩🇪 Ludwigshafen, Germany
05
- Central European Standard Time
- UTC+1
- Night
☀️ 07:23 · 🌙 16:58 · 9 h 35 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 22:20 10:20 PM Ludwigshafen 21:20 9:20 PM You –:–
22:20 10:20 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
21:20 9:20 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:23 · 🌙 16:58
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−1 h
Ludwigshafen is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Ludwigshafen 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
🇩🇪 Ludwigshafen
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 | 🇩🇪 Ludwigshafen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:20 | 21:20 |
| 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 | 07:23 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 16:58 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 9 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 163,340 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Ludwigshafen: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Ludwigshafen?
Ludwigshafen is 1 hour behind Cape Town: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, what time is it in Ludwigshafen?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Town, clocks in Ludwigshafen show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Ludwigshafen?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Ludwigshafen show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Cape Town and in Ludwigshafen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Ludwigshafen.
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in Ludwigshafen?
Before 1:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in Ludwigshafen has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Ludwigshafen, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Ludwigshafen change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Ludwigshafen. From March 28, 2027, Ludwigshafen and Cape Town will have the same time.
