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- Type a city, a country or a zone such as “CET” or “Tokyo”.
Current local time in Cartagena, Colombia
America/Bogota
Observatory log
Cartagena, observed
- 01Time zone
Colombia Standard Time
UTC−5 · IANA
America/Bogota- 02Daylight saving
Colombia does not observe daylight saving time.
Clocks stay on UTC−5 all year. No change is scheduled in tzdata 2026e.
- 03Sun today
- Sunrise05:50Sunset17:43Day length11 h 52 minSolar noon11:47
MoonFirst quarter, 50% lit
Golden hour05:38–06:19 · 17:15–17:56
- 04Working hours
Counted as 09:00–17:00 local; the weekend in Colombia is Saturday and Sunday.
- 05Best time to call
- 06Time zones in Colombia
Colombia uses a single time zone: America/Bogota.
- 07Also on this clock
- 08Coordinates
10.40° N, 75.51° W · Bolívar
Differences
Cartagena and the world
| City | Local time | Difference from CartagenaDiff. |
|---|---|---|
 London | +6 h | |
 New York | +1 h | |
| Los Angeles | −2 h | |
| Chicago | Same time | |
 São Paulo | +2 h | |
 Paris | +7 h | |
 Dubai | +9 h | |
 Mumbai | +10 h 30 min | |
 Singapore | +13 h | |
 Hong Kong | +13 h | |
 Tokyo | +14 h |
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Questions
Asked about Cartagena
What time zone is Cartagena in?
Cartagena uses Colombia Standard Time, UTC−5. Its IANA time-zone ID is America/Bogota.
Does Colombia use daylight saving time?
No. Colombia does not observe daylight saving time: the clocks stay on Colombia Standard Time (UTC−5) all year.
When does the sun rise and set in Cartagena today?
Today in Cartagena the sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 17:43, giving 11 h 52 min of daylight.