What time is it in Caracas?
13:44:37
Friday 13 November 2026
- Caracas, Venezuela
- Time zone UTC−04:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 06:22 · sunset 18:01
Time difference with Caracas
Caracas is on UTC−04:00 right now: 4 hours behind UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Caracas |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:44 | 4 hours ahead |
| New York United States | 12:44 | 1 hour behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:44 | 4 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:44 | 5 hours ahead |
| Berlin Germany | 18:44 | 5 hours ahead |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:44 | 8 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:14 | 9 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:44 | 12 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:44 | 12 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:44 | 13 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:44 | 15 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:44 | 1 hour ahead |
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Daylight saving time in Caracas
Caracas does not change its clocks: UTC−04:00 all year round.
History of local time in Caracas
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 1 May 2016 | UTC−4 all year round |
| 2007 – 2015 | UTC−4:30 all year round |
| 1965 – 2006 | UTC−4 all year round |
| until 1964 | UTC−4:30 all year round |
Official time zone (IANA database): America/Caracas. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Caracas
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 482 km away, Puerto Carreño (Colombia) is 1 hour behind Caracas all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Chacao | 3 km |
| Los Dos Caminos | 6 km |
| Baruta | 6 km |
| Petare | 8 km |
| El Hatillo | 9 km |
| San Antonio de Los Altos | 14 km |
| La Guaira | 14 km |
| Caraballeda | 14 km |
Day and night around the world
- Caracas
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Sun and Moon in Caracas
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Day length
- 11 h 39 min
- Tomorrow
- no change
Dawn 06:00, dusk 18:23, solar noon 12:11. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (11 h 30 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (12 h 44 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 06:04 (20 May 2027), latest at 06:50 (18 January 2027); earliest sunset at 18:01 (13 November 2026), latest at 18:54 (11 July 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 20 % illuminated
Moonrise 09:57 · moonset 21:38 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 07:47 · moon calendar
Other cities in Venezuela
Good to know about the time in Caracas
Caracas uses Venezuelan time, UTC−4, all year round, with no daylight saving time.
From December 2007 to May 2016, the country lived half an hour behind its current time, on the initiative of President Hugo Chávez. Time in Venezuela