Time in Bogotá
It is 21:27 on Wednesday, 16 September 2026 in Bogotá. Bogotá is in Colombia. Civil time uses the IANA zone America/Bogota at -05:00 from UTC (not in effect). Use the live clock below for the current local time, then jump to a difference or conversion when you need meeting math.
Bogotá uses America/Bogota at UTC−05:00 year-round — Colombia does not observe daylight saving. The clock matches Lima and winter Eastern Time in the US.
Business days often start near 08:00–09:00. When the US East Coast springs forward, New York sits one hour ahead of Bogotá for the summer months.
Colombia does not follow US DST. From March to November, New York is one hour ahead of Bogotá. “Same as Eastern Time” invites fail all summer.
Bogotá time zone
- UTC offset
- UTC-05:00
- IANA
- America/Bogota
- DST
- not in effect
Daylight saving in Bogotá
Bogotá is currently on its standard offset. Bogotá does not change its clocks. The offset stays -05:00 all year, so the gap to other cities only moves when the other side changes.
Daylight in Bogotá today
The sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 17:55, giving 12 h 8 m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 11:51, 9 minutes before the clock reads twelve, because Bogotá sits east of the 75° W meridian its current offset is built on.
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Daylight
- 12 h 8 m
- Solar noon
- 11:51Solar noon is when the sun sits highest in the sky. It drifts from clock noon across a time zone, which is why one clock can span very different days.
Best time to call Bogotá
Overlap between a 09:00–17:00 working day in Bogotá and the same hours in other major cities.
Popular time differences
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About Bogotá
- Population
- 8,034,649The administrative city figure recorded by Wikidata. The surrounding urban area is larger.
- Coordinates
- 4.6097° N, 74.0818° WLatitude is what drives the sunrise and sunset times above.
- Currency
- Colombian Peso (COP)
- Calling code
- +57Dial this after your international access prefix, and check the overlap table above before you call.
- Languages
- Spanish
- Airports
- BOGEl Dorado InternationalArrival and departure boards at these airports quote Bogotá local time, not the time where you booked.
Frequently asked questions about time in Bogotá
- What time is it in Bogotá right now?
- It is 21:27 in Bogotá as this page was generated, and the clock above keeps ticking in your browser. Bogotá uses the IANA zone America/Bogota, currently -05:00.
- Which time zone is Bogotá in?
- Bogotá uses America/Bogota, which is currently -05:00. Always store the identifier rather than the offset — the offset changes with daylight saving, the identifier does not.
- Does Bogotá observe daylight saving time?
- No. Bogotá stays on -05:00 all year. Any change in the gap to another city comes from that city changing its own clocks.
- Is Bogotá ahead of or behind UTC?
- Bogotá is currently at -05:00. When it is 12:00 UTC, the local time in Bogotá is 07:00.
Well-known places in Bogotá
If you are checking the time in Bogotá because you are heading there, these are the most widely documented places to see.
- Gold MuseumRead more on Wikipedia
- Primary Cathedral of BogotáRead more on Wikipedia
- Colombian National MuseumRead more on Wikipedia