🇨🇭 Lucerne, Switzerland
34
- Central European Standard Time
- UTC+1
- Night
☀️ 07:17 · 🌙 17:05 · 9 h 48 min
Lucerne to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Lucerne. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
34
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 37 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Lucerne 01:45 1:45 AM Cape Town 02:45 2:45 AM You –:–
01:45 1:45 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:17 · 🌙 17:05
02:45 2:45 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 19:19
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Lucerne.
When you, Lucerne and Cape Town are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇭 Lucerne
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
🇿🇦 Cape Town
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇭 Lucerne | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:45 | 02:45 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Lucerne | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Zurich | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:17 | 05:42 |
| Sunset | 17:05 | 19:19 |
| Daylight | 9 h 48 min | 13 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 81,284 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Lucerne with another city
More comparisons with Lucerne: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Lucerne and Cape Town: common questions
How many hours ahead of Lucerne is Cape Town?
The clocks in Cape Town are 1 hour ahead of those in Lucerne (UTC+2 and UTC+1).
If it is 9:00 AM in Lucerne, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Lucerne, clocks in Cape Town show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Cape Town at the end of the working day in Lucerne?
The working day in Lucerne ends at 6:00 PM; in Cape Town it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Lucerne and in Cape Town overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Lucerne, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town.
When is it already the next day in Cape Town?
From 11:00 PM in Lucerne it is already the next day in Cape Town. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Lucerne.
Does the time difference between Lucerne and Cape Town change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Lucerne. From March 28, 2027, Cape Town and Lucerne will have the same time.
