Meeting time

Best time to meet: Los Angeles and Cape Town

Los Angeles is 10 hours behind Cape Town right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 7:30 AM in Los Angeles, which is 5:30 PM in Cape Town — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 7:59 AMLos Angeles · Pacific Standard TimeTue 5:59 PMCape Town · South Africa Standard Time
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Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Los Angeles time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

Los AngelesCape Town
6 AM4 PMCape Town at work
7 AM5 PMBoth off
8 AM6 PMBoth off
9 AM7 PMLos Angeles at work
10 AM8 PMLos Angeles at work
11 AM9 PMLos Angeles at work
12 PM10 PMLos Angeles at work
1 PM11 PMLos Angeles at work
2 PM12 AM next dayLos Angeles at work
3 PM1 AM next dayLos Angeles at work
4 PM2 AM next dayLos Angeles at work
5 PM3 AM next dayBoth off
6 PM4 AM next dayBoth off
7 PM5 AM next dayBoth off
8 PM6 AM next dayBoth off
9 PM7 AM next dayBoth off
10 PM8 AM next dayBoth off

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesLos Angeles isBoth at work (Los Angeles time)Easiest (Los Angeles / Cape Town)
Now to March 14, 202710 hours behindNone7:30 AM / 5:30 PM
March 14, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Los Angeles go forward		9 hours behindNone8 AM / 5 PM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Los Angeles go back		10 hours behindNone7:30 AM / 5:30 PM

Los Angeles keeps the same clock as San Francisco; Cape Town keeps the same clock as Johannesburg.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Cape Town when it is 9 AM in Los Angeles?
7 PM in Cape Town, while Los Angeles is 10 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Los Angeles and Cape Town?
7:30 AM in Los Angeles, which is 5:30 PM in Cape Town. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Los Angeles and Cape Town change during the year?
Yes — it changes 2 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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