Acosta to Buenos Aires: time difference
Buenos Aires is 3 h ahead of Acosta. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+3 h
Your time
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Acosta 23:23 11:23 PM Buenos Aires 02:23 2:23 AM You –:–
23:23 11:23 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:19
02:23 2:23 AM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:06 · 🌙 19:12
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+3 h
Buenos Aires is 3 h ahead of Acosta.
When you, Acosta and Buenos Aires 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
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 Acosta | 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:23 | 02:23 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Argentina Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Acosta | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 06:06 |
| Sunset | 17:19 | 19:12 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 13 h 6 min |
| People on this clock | 3,072 | 2,891,082 |
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Acosta and Buenos Aires: common questions
How far ahead of Acosta is Buenos Aires?
Buenos Aires is 3 hours ahead of Acosta: UTC−3 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Acosta, what time is it in Buenos Aires?
At 9:00 AM in Acosta, clocks in Buenos Aires show 12:00 PM.
What time is it in Buenos Aires at the end of the working day in Acosta?
The working day in Acosta ends at 6:00 PM; in Buenos Aires it is 9:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Acosta and in Buenos Aires overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Acosta, which is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires.
When does the date change in Buenos Aires compared with Acosta?
The new day starts in Buenos Aires earlier: at 9:00 PM in Acosta it is already midnight there. Until 3:00 AM in Buenos Aires, Acosta is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Acosta and Buenos Aires the same all year?
Yes. Neither Acosta nor Buenos Aires switches to summer time, so the gap is always 3 hours.
