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Current local time in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
America/Santo_Domingo
Observatory log
Santo Domingo, observed
- 01Time zone
Atlantic Standard Time
AST · UTC−4 · IANA
America/Santo_Domingo- 02Daylight saving
Dominican Republic does not observe daylight saving time.
Clocks stay on AST (UTC−4) all year. No change is scheduled in tzdata 2026e.
- 03Sun today
- Sunrise06:34Sunset18:15Day length11 h 41 minSolar noon12:24
MoonFirst quarter, 50% lit
Golden hour06:21–07:04 · 17:46–18:28
- 04Working hours
Counted as 09:00–17:00 local; the weekend in Dominican Republic is Saturday and Sunday.
- 05Best time to call
- 06Time zones in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic uses a single time zone: America/Santo_Domingo.
- 07Also on this clock
- 08Coordinates
18.47° N, 69.90° W · Distrito Nacional
Differences
Santo Domingo and the world
| City | Local time | Difference from Santo DomingoDiff. |
|---|---|---|
 London | +5 h | |
 New York | Same time | |
| Los Angeles | −3 h | |
| Chicago | −1 h | |
 São Paulo | +1 h | |
 Paris | +6 h | |
 Dubai | +8 h | |
 Mumbai | +9 h 30 min | |
 Singapore | +12 h | |
 Hong Kong | +12 h | |
 Tokyo | +13 h |
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Questions
Asked about Santo Domingo
What time zone is Santo Domingo in?
Santo Domingo uses Atlantic Standard Time (AST), UTC−4. Its IANA time-zone ID is America/Santo_Domingo.
Does Dominican Republic use daylight saving time?
No. Dominican Republic does not observe daylight saving time: the clocks stay on Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−4) all year.
When does the sun rise and set in Santo Domingo today?
Today in Santo Domingo the sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 18:15, giving 11 h 41 min of daylight.