Lusaka to Buenos Aires: time difference
Buenos Aires is 5 h behind Lusaka. 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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Lusaka 08:30 8:30 AM Buenos Aires 03:30 3:30 AM You –:–
08:30 8:30 AM
Central Africa Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:44 · 🌙 18:05
03:30 3:30 AM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:19 · 🌙 19:04
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−5 h
Buenos Aires is 5 h behind Lusaka.
When you, Lusaka 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
🇿🇲 Lusaka
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 | 🇿🇲 Lusaka | 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:30 | 03:30 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Africa Time | Argentina Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Lusaka | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Lusaka | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:44 | 06:19 |
| Sunset | 18:05 | 19:04 |
| Daylight | 12 h 21 min | 12 h 45 min |
| People on this clock | 1,742,979 | 2,891,082 |
Compare Lusaka with another city
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Lusaka and Buenos Aires: common questions
How many hours behind Lusaka is Buenos Aires?
The clocks in Buenos Aires are 5 hours behind those in Lusaka (UTC−3 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Buenos Aires when it is 9:00 AM in Lusaka?
When it is 9:00 AM in Lusaka, it is 4:00 AM in Buenos Aires.
What time is it in Buenos Aires at the end of the working day in Lusaka?
The working day in Lusaka ends at 6:00 PM; in Buenos Aires it is 1:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Lusaka and in Buenos Aires overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Lusaka, 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 Lusaka 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 Lusaka.
Is the time difference between Lusaka and Buenos Aires the same all year?
Yes. Neither Lusaka nor Buenos Aires switches to summer time, so the gap is always 5 hours.
