🇿🇦 Soweto, South Africa
22
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 18:17 · 12 h 46 min
Soweto to Istanbul: time difference
Istanbul is 1 h ahead of Soweto. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Soweto 07:02 7:02 AM Istanbul 08:02 8:02 AM You –:–
07:02 7:02 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 18:17
08:02 8:02 AM
GMT+03:00 · UTC+3
☀️ 07:19 · 🌙 18:21
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+1 h
Istanbul is 1 h ahead of Soweto.
When you, Soweto and Istanbul are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇿🇦 Soweto
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
🇹🇷 Istanbul
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 | 🇿🇦 Soweto | 🇹🇷 Istanbul |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:02 | 08:02 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | GMT+03:00 |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Soweto | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Europe/Istanbul |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:32 | 07:19 |
| Sunset | 18:17 | 18:21 |
| Daylight | 12 h 46 min | 11 h 2 min |
| People on this clock | 1,270,000 | 15,701,602 |
Compare Soweto with another city
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Big time differences
Soweto and Istanbul: common questions
How far ahead of Soweto is Istanbul?
Istanbul is 1 hour ahead of Soweto: UTC+3 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Soweto, what time is it in Istanbul?
At 9:00 AM in Soweto, clocks in Istanbul show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Istanbul at the end of the working day in Soweto?
The working day in Soweto ends at 6:00 PM; in Istanbul it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Soweto and Istanbul are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Soweto (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Istanbul), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Istanbul compared with Soweto?
The new day starts in Istanbul earlier: at 11:00 PM in Soweto it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Istanbul, Soweto is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Soweto and Istanbul the same all year?
Yes. Neither Soweto nor Istanbul switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
