🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
43
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
Cape Town to Magdeburg: time difference
Magdeburg is 1 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇩🇪 Magdeburg, Germany
43
- Central European Standard Time
- UTC+1
- Sunset
☀️ 07:18 · 🌙 16:38 · 9 h 20 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 17:51 5:51 PM Magdeburg 16:51 4:51 PM You –:–
17:51 5:51 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
16:51 4:51 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:18 · 🌙 16:38
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−1 h
Magdeburg is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and Magdeburg 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
🇩🇪 Magdeburg
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 | 🇩🇪 Magdeburg |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:51 | 16:51 |
| 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 | 07:18 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 16:38 |
| Daylight | 13 h 37 min | 9 h 20 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 231,021 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and Magdeburg: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is Magdeburg?
The clocks in Magdeburg are 1 hour behind those in Cape Town (UTC+1 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Magdeburg at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Magdeburg it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, what time is it in Magdeburg?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Town, clocks in Magdeburg show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Magdeburg from Cape Town?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Magdeburg – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Magdeburg compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Magdeburg later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Magdeburg, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Magdeburg change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Magdeburg. From March 28, 2027, Magdeburg and Cape Town will have the same time.
