Cape Town to Mortsel: time difference

Mortsel is 1 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.

🇧🇪 Mortsel, Belgium

24

8:23 AM · Friday, November 6, 2026

  • Central European Standard Time
  • UTC+1
  • Golden hour

☀️ 07:44 · 🌙 17:09 · 9 h 26 min

−1 h

One day, 2 clocks

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Cape Town 09:23 9:23 AM Mortsel 08:23 8:23 AM
Cape Town 09:23 9:23 AM Mortsel 08:23 8:23 AM You –:–
🇿🇦 Cape Town

09:23 9:23 AM

South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2

☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19

🇧🇪 Mortsel

08:23 8:23 AM

Central European Standard Time · UTC+1

☀️ 07:44 · 🌙 17:09

⇄ Difference

−1 h

Mortsel is 1 h behind Cape Town.

When you, Cape Town and Mortsel 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
🇧🇪 Mortsel
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 🇧🇪 Mortsel
Local time 09:23 08:23
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/Brussels
Daylight saving Not observed On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00
Sunrise 05:42 07:44
Sunset 19:19 17:09
Daylight 13 h 37 min 9 h 26 min
People on this clock 3,740,026 24,525

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Cape Town and Mortsel: common questions

What is the time difference between Cape Town and Mortsel?
Mortsel is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+1, while Cape Town is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Mortsel at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Mortsel it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Mortsel at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Mortsel it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Mortsel are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Mortsel), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Mortsel?
Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Mortsel. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Mortsel it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and Mortsel change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Mortsel. From March 28, 2027, Mortsel and Cape Town will have the same time.
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