Cape Town to Vienna: time difference

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

🇦🇹 Vienna, Austria

15

4:23 AM · Friday, November 6, 2026

  • Central European Standard Time
  • UTC+1
  • Night

☀️ 06:48 · 🌙 16:30 · 9 h 42 min

−1 h

One day, 2 clocks

Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.

Cape Town 05:23 5:23 AM Vienna 04:23 4:23 AM
Cape Town 05:23 5:23 AM Vienna 04:23 4:23 AM You –:–
🇿🇦 Cape Town

05:23 5:23 AM

South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2

☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19

🇦🇹 Vienna

04:23 4:23 AM

Central European Standard Time · UTC+1

☀️ 06:48 · 🌙 16:30

⇄ Difference

−1 h

Vienna is 1 h behind Cape Town.

When you, Cape Town and Vienna 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
🇦🇹 Vienna
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 🇦🇹 Vienna
Local time 05:23 04:23
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/Vienna
Daylight saving Not observed On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00
Sunrise 05:42 06:48
Sunset 19:19 16:30
Daylight 13 h 37 min 9 h 42 min
People on this clock 3,740,026 1,920,949

Compare Cape Town with another city

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Cape Town and Vienna: common questions

How many hours behind Cape Town is Vienna?
The clocks in Vienna are 1 hour behind those in Cape Town (UTC+1 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Vienna at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in Vienna it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Vienna when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 5:00 PM in Vienna.
Is there a time when both Cape Town and Vienna are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Vienna), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Vienna compared with Cape Town?
The new day starts in Vienna later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Vienna, Cape Town is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cape Town and Vienna the same all year?
No. Only Vienna switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Vienna and Cape Town will have the same time.
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