What time is it in Santiago?
14:30:54
Friday 13 November 2026
- Santiago, Chile
- Time zone UTC−03:00
- Next clock change: 3 April 2027
- Sunrise 06:32 · sunset 20:21
Time difference with Santiago
Santiago is on UTC−03:00 right now: 3 hours behind UTC in January and 4 hours behind in July.
| City | Time | Compared with Santiago |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:30 | 3 hours ahead |
| New York United States | 12:30 | 2 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:30 | 5 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:30 | 4 hours ahead |
| Berlin Germany | 18:30 | 4 hours ahead |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:30 | 7 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:00 | 8 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:30 | 11 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:30 | 11 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:30 | 12 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:30 | 14 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:30 | same time |
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Daylight saving time in Santiago
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| Saturday 3 April 2027 | at 00:00 it becomes 23:00: clocks go back by one hour (UTC−03:00 → UTC−04:00) |
| Sunday 5 September 2027 | at 00:00 it becomes 01:00: clocks go forward by one hour (UTC−04:00 → UTC−03:00, summer time) |
Last change: Sunday 6 September 2026 (clocks went forward by one hour).
History of local time in Santiago
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 1968 | UTC−4, summer time UTC−3 |
| 1948 – 1967 | UTC−4 all year round |
| 1947 | UTC−4, with a temporary switch to UTC−5 |
| until 1946 | UTC−4, with a temporary switch to UTC−3 |
Official time zone (IANA database): America/Santiago. Daylight saving time in Chile: all dates · Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Santiago
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 179 km away, Mendoza (Argentina) is on the same time as Santiago in January and 1 hour ahead in July.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Lo Prado | 7 km |
| Renca | 8 km |
| Peñalolén | 11 km |
| Quilicura | 12 km |
| Maipú | 13 km |
| La Pintana | 14 km |
| San Bernardo | 16 km |
| Puente Alto | 18 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Santiago
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 20:21
- Day length
- 13 h 48 min
- Tomorrow
- +2 min
Dawn 06:05, dusk 20:48, solar noon 13:26. Shortest day: 21 June 2026 (9 h 56 min); longest: 21 December 2026 (14 h 22 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 06:25 (29 November 2026), latest at 07:56 (3 April 2027); earliest sunset at 17:41 (5 June 2027), latest at 20:56 (2 January 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 19 % illuminated
Moonrise 09:30 · moonset none that day · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 08:47 · moon calendar
Other cities in Chile
Good to know about the time in Santiago
Santiago is on UTC−3 at the moment, and changes its clocks in the opposite direction to Europe: they go forward in the southern spring, in September, and back in April. It is 4 hours behind Paris in January and 6 hours behind in July.
The south of the country, from Punta Arenas to Coyhaique, no longer changes its clocks. Time in Chile