Time in Buenos Aires
It is 23:27 on Wednesday, 16 September 2026 in Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires is in Argentina. Civil time uses the IANA zone America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires at -03:00 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.
Buenos Aires uses America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires. Argentina has not observed daylight saving in recent years, remaining on UTC−03:00.
Office hours commonly cluster around 09:00–18:00, with many meetings starting later in the morning. São Paulo shares the same offset today; Europe’s afternoon covers the Buenos Aires morning.
Argentina’s offset has jumped by political decision in the past. Bind America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires rather than a baked UTC−03:00 so a future law can land in tzdb.
Buenos Aires time zone
- UTC offset
- UTC-03:00
- IANA
- America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
- DST
- not in effect
Daylight saving in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is currently on its standard offset. Buenos Aires does not change its clocks. The offset stays -03:00 all year, so the gap to other cities only moves when the other side changes.
Daylight in Buenos Aires today
The sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 18:45, giving 11 h 55 m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 12:48, 48 minutes after the clock reads twelve, because Buenos Aires sits west of the 45° W meridian its current offset is built on.
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Daylight
- 11 h 55 m
- Solar noon
- 12:48Solar 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 Buenos Aires
Overlap between a 09:00–17:00 working day in Buenos Aires and the same hours in other major cities.
Popular time differences
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About Buenos Aires
- Population
- 3,121,707The administrative city figure recorded by Wikidata. The surrounding urban area is larger.
- Coordinates
- 34.5997° S, 58.3819° WLatitude is what drives the sunrise and sunset times above.
- Currency
- Argentine Peso (ARS)
- Calling code
- +54Dial this after your international access prefix, and check the overlap table above before you call.
- Languages
- Spanish
- Airports
- EZEMinistro Pistarini InternationalAEPAeroparque Jorge NewberyArrival and departure boards at these airports quote Buenos Aires local time, not the time where you booked.
Frequently asked questions about time in Buenos Aires
- What time is it in Buenos Aires right now?
- It is 23:27 in Buenos Aires as this page was generated, and the clock above keeps ticking in your browser. Buenos Aires uses the IANA zone America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires, currently -03:00.
- Which time zone is Buenos Aires in?
- Buenos Aires uses America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires, which is currently -03:00. Always store the identifier rather than the offset — the offset changes with daylight saving, the identifier does not.
- Does Buenos Aires observe daylight saving time?
- No. Buenos Aires stays on -03:00 all year. Any change in the gap to another city comes from that city changing its own clocks.
- Is Buenos Aires ahead of or behind UTC?
- Buenos Aires is currently at -03:00. When it is 12:00 UTC, the local time in Buenos Aires is 09:00.
Well-known places in Buenos Aires
If you are checking the time in Buenos Aires because you are heading there, these are the most widely documented places to see.
- Colón TheaterRead more on Wikipedia
- Plaza de MayoRead more on Wikipedia
- Obelisco de Buenos AiresRead more on Wikipedia