Ostend to Buenos Aires: time difference
Buenos Aires is 5 h behind Ostend. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Ostend 05:56 5:56 AM Buenos Aires 00:56 12:56 AM You –:–
05:56 5:56 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:10 · 🌙 19:00
00:56 12:56 AM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:14 · 🌙 19:07
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−5 h
Buenos Aires is 5 h behind Ostend.
When you, Ostend 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
🇧🇪 Ostend
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 | 🇧🇪 Ostend | 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:56 | 00:56 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Argentina Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Ostend | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Brussels | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 08:10 | 06:14 |
| Sunset | 19:00 | 19:07 |
| Daylight | 10 h 49 min | 12 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 70,600 | 2,891,082 |
Compare Ostend with another city
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Ostend and Buenos Aires: common questions
How far behind Ostend is Buenos Aires?
Buenos Aires is 5 hours behind Ostend: UTC−3 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Buenos Aires when it is 9:00 AM in Ostend?
When it is 9:00 AM in Ostend, it is 4:00 AM in Buenos Aires.
If it is 6:00 PM in Ostend, what time is it in Buenos Aires?
At 6:00 PM in Ostend, clocks in Buenos Aires show 1:00 PM.
When do working hours in Ostend and in Buenos Aires overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Ostend, which is 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Buenos Aires.
When does the date change in Buenos Aires compared with Ostend?
The new day starts in Buenos Aires later: until 5:00 AM in Ostend, it is still the previous day there. From 7:00 PM in Buenos Aires, Ostend is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Ostend and Buenos Aires the same all year?
No. Only Ostend switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Buenos Aires will be 4 hours behind Ostend.
