Windows are read on the Johannesburg clock, the clock the research is measured on. A countdown is the same number on any clock, so these hold while you read them in Hobart.

Best times to post in Hobart time

Peak posting hour per platform per day for an audience in Johannesburg, South Africa, shown in Hobart time.

Platform	Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
Facebook	7 PM	6 AM+1d	5 PMstrongest day	5 PMstrongest day	6 PMstrongest day	5 PM	7 AMslow day+1d
Instagram	6 AM+1d	4 AM+1d	4 AMstrongest day+1d	9 PMstrongest day	6 PMstrongest day	7 AMslow day+1d	6 AMslow day+1d
LinkedIn	7 AM+1d	7 AMslow day+1d	1 AMslow day+1d	1 AMstrongest day+1d	2 AMstrongest day+1d	12 AMstrongest day+1d	6 PM
TikTok	6 PMstrongest day	10 PMstrongest day	3 PM	7 AM+1d	10 PM	3 AM+1d	2 AMstrongest day+1d
X	6 PM	6 PM	6 PMstrongest day	7 PMstrongest day	6 PMstrongest day	6 PMslow day	6 PMslow day
YouTube	7 PMstrongest day	6 PMstrongest day	6 PMstrongest day	4 PMslow day	2 AMslow day+1d	9 PM	9 PM
YouTube Shorts	4 AM+1d	5 AMslow day+1d	5 AMslow day+1d	4 AM+1d	4 AMstrongest day+1d	1 AMstrongest day+1d	4 AMstrongest day+1d

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Best times to post in and from Johannesburg time

Peak posting hour per platform per day for an audience in Johannesburg, South Africa, shown in Johannesburg time.

Platform	Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
Facebook	10 AM	9 PM	8 AMstrongest day	8 AMstrongest day	9 AMstrongest day	8 AM	10 PMslow day
Instagram	9 PM	7 PM	7 PMstrongest day	12 PMstrongest day	9 AMstrongest day	10 PMslow day	9 PMslow day
LinkedIn	10 PM	10 PMslow day	4 PMslow day	4 PMstrongest day	5 PMstrongest day	3 PMstrongest day	9 AM
TikTok	9 AMstrongest day	1 PMstrongest day	6 AM	10 PM	1 PM	6 PM	5 PMstrongest day
X	9 AM	9 AM	9 AMstrongest day	10 AMstrongest day	9 AMstrongest day	9 AMslow day	9 AMslow day
YouTube	10 AMstrongest day	9 AMstrongest day	9 AMstrongest day	7 AMslow day	5 PMslow day	12 PM	12 PM
YouTube Shorts	7 PM	8 PMslow day	8 PMslow day	7 PM	7 PMstrongest day	4 PMstrongest day	7 PMstrongest day

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Hobart clock, Johannesburg audience, live

This page is a snapshot of this week’s offsets. The app redoes the conversion on your device every minute, including the fortnight after a daylight-saving change, when every static table on the internet is an hour out.

The strongest slot per platform, both ways

Facebook: 8 AM on Wednesday in Johannesburg = 5 PM on Wednesday in Hobart.
Instagram: 12 PM on Wednesday in Johannesburg = 9 PM on Wednesday in Hobart.
LinkedIn: 4 PM on Wednesday in Johannesburg = 1 AM on Thursday (the next day) in Hobart.
TikTok: 5 PM on Saturday in Johannesburg = 2 AM on Sunday (the next day) in Hobart.
X: 10 AM on Wednesday in Johannesburg = 7 PM on Wednesday in Hobart.
YouTube: 10 AM on Sunday in Johannesburg = 7 PM on Sunday in Hobart.
YouTube Shorts: 4 PM on Friday in Johannesburg = 1 AM on Saturday (the next day) in Hobart.

Other audiences from Hobart

Johannesburg audience, by platform

More about Hobart to Johannesburg

What time should I post from Hobart to reach an audience in Johannesburg?

To reach Johannesburg, South Africa at Facebook's peak, 8 AM on Wednesday their time, post at 5 PM in Hobart. To reach Johannesburg, South Africa at Instagram's peak, 12 PM on Wednesday their time, post at 9 PM in Hobart. To reach Johannesburg, South Africa at LinkedIn's peak, 4 PM on Wednesday their time, post at 1 AM on Thursday in Hobart.

How many hours ahead is Hobart of Johannesburg?

Hobart is 9 hours ahead of Johannesburg this week: GMT+11 against GMT+2.

Why do the times differ between Hobart and Johannesburg?

Hobart, Australia (GMT+11) is 9 hours ahead of Johannesburg, South Africa (GMT+2).

How is this conversion worked out?

Johannesburg runs on Africa/Johannesburg (GMT+2) and Hobart on Australia/Hobart (GMT+11), a difference of 9 hours this week. The peak hours themselves are measured in Johannesburg local time, and that figure never moves. What moves is the reading on your own clock, twice a year, when either place changes for daylight saving. The two places do not always change on the same date, so for a couple of weeks each spring and autumn the difference is an hour off its usual value; that is why these pages are rebuilt every week rather than computed once.

Does any platform peak on a different day in Hobart?

LinkedIn, TikTok and YouTube Shorts peak on a different calendar day in Hobart than in Johannesburg, so scheduling by day name alone will miss them. Converted times use the offsets in force this week (GMT+11 and GMT+2). The audience-clock column never changes; the converted column is rebuilt weekly so it stays right across daylight-saving changes. The same times apply across Johannesburg's timezone, including Cape Town and Durban.

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