What time is it in Cartagena?
12:44:49
Friday 13 November 2026
- Cartagena, Colombia
- Time zone UTC−05:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 05:56 · sunset 17:36
Time difference with Cartagena
Cartagena is on UTC−05:00 right now: 5 hours behind UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Cartagena |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:44 | 5 hours ahead |
| New York United States | 12:44 | same time |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:44 | 3 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:44 | 6 hours ahead |
| Berlin Germany | 18:44 | 6 hours ahead |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:44 | 9 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:14 | 10 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:44 | 13 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:44 | 13 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:44 | 14 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:44 | 16 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:44 | 2 hours ahead |
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Daylight saving time in Cartagena
Cartagena does not change its clocks: UTC−05:00 all year round.
History of local time in Cartagena
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 7 February 1993 | UTC−5 all year round |
| 1992 | UTC−5, summer time UTC−4 |
| until 1991 | UTC−5 all year round |
Official time zone (IANA database): America/Bogota. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Cartagena
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 324 km away, Machiques (Venezuela) is 1 hour ahead of Cartagena all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Turbaco | 12 km |
| Santa Rosa | 14 km |
| Arjona | 23 km |
| San Estanislao | 37 km |
| Mahates | 38 km |
| Repelón | 42 km |
| Luruaco | 45 km |
| San Pablo | 46 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Cartagena
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Day length
- 11 h 39 min
- Tomorrow
- no change
Dawn 05:34, dusk 17:58, solar noon 11:46. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (11 h 31 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (12 h 44 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:38 (28 May 2027), latest at 06:25 (26 January 2027); earliest sunset at 17:36 (13 November 2026), latest at 18:28 (5 July 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 20 % illuminated
Moonrise 09:33 · moonset 21:14 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 06:47 · moon calendar