Essen to Buenos Aires: time difference
Buenos Aires is 5 h behind Essen. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Essen 02:55 2:55 AM Buenos Aires 21:55 9:55 PM You –:–
02:55 2:55 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:47 · 🌙 18:52
21:55 9:55 PM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 19:03
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−5 h
Buenos Aires is 5 h behind Essen.
When you, Essen and Buenos Aires are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇩🇪 Essen
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
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
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 | 🇩🇪 Essen | 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:55 | 21:55 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Argentina Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Essen | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Berlin | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:47 | 06:20 |
| Sunset | 18:52 | 19:03 |
| Daylight | 11 h 4 min | 12 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 569,884 | 2,891,082 |
Compare Essen with another city
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Essen and Buenos Aires: common questions
What is the time difference between Essen and Buenos Aires?
Buenos Aires is 5 hours behind: it uses UTC−3, while Essen is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Essen, what time is it in Buenos Aires?
At 9:00 AM in Essen, clocks in Buenos Aires show 4:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Essen, what time is it in Buenos Aires?
At 6:00 PM in Essen, clocks in Buenos Aires show 1:00 PM.
When do working hours in Essen and in Buenos Aires overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Essen, which is 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Buenos Aires.
When is it still the previous day in Buenos Aires?
Until 5:00 AM in Essen it is still the previous day in Buenos Aires. The other way round, from 7:00 PM in Buenos Aires it is already the next day in Essen.
Is the time difference between Essen and Buenos Aires the same all year?
No. Only Essen switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Buenos Aires will be 4 hours behind Essen.
