Acosta to Barcelona: time difference
Barcelona is 8 h ahead of Acosta. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+8 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Acosta 23:23 11:23 PM Barcelona 07:23 7:23 AM You –:–
23:23 11:23 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:19
07:23 7:23 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:09 · 🌙 19:05
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+8 h
Barcelona is 8 h ahead of Acosta.
When you, Acosta and Barcelona are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇷 Acosta
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇪🇸 Barcelona
8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 Acosta | 🇪🇸 Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:23 | 07:23 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Acosta | — | +8 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | Europe/Madrid |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 08:09 |
| Sunset | 17:19 | 19:05 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 10 h 56 min |
| People on this clock | 3,072 | 1,660,122 |
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Acosta and Barcelona: common questions
How far ahead of Acosta is Barcelona?
Barcelona is 8 hours ahead of Acosta: UTC+2 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Barcelona when it is 9:00 AM in Acosta?
When it is 9:00 AM in Acosta, it is 5:00 PM in Barcelona.
If it is 6:00 PM in Acosta, what time is it in Barcelona?
At 6:00 PM in Acosta, clocks in Barcelona show 2:00 AM (the next day).
When do working hours in Acosta and in Barcelona overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Acosta, which is 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Barcelona.
When is it already the next day in Barcelona?
From 4:00 PM in Acosta it is already the next day in Barcelona. The other way round, until 8:00 AM in Barcelona it is still the previous day in Acosta.
Does the time difference between Acosta and Barcelona change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Barcelona. From October 25, 2026, Barcelona will be 7 hours ahead of Acosta.
