Barcelona to La Plata, MD: time difference
La Plata, MD is 5 h behind Barcelona. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Barcelona 22:01 10:01 PM La Plata, MD 17:01 5:01 PM You –:–
22:01 10:01 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:18 · 🌙 17:53
17:01 5:01 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:31 · 🌙 18:14
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−5 h
La Plata, MD is 5 h behind Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and La Plata, MD are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇪🇸 Barcelona
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
🇺🇸 La Plata, MD
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 🇺🇸 La Plata, MD |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:01 | 17:01 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Standard Time | Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Barcelona | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | America/New York |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:18 | 07:31 |
| Sunset | 17:53 | 18:14 |
| Daylight | 10 h 35 min | 10 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 10,000 |
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Barcelona and La Plata, MD: common questions
How far behind Barcelona is La Plata, MD?
La Plata is 5 hours behind Barcelona: UTC−4 against UTC+1.
What time is it in La Plata, MD, when it is 9:00 AM in Barcelona?
When it is 9:00 AM in Barcelona, it is 4:00 AM in La Plata.
If it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, what time is it in La Plata, MD?
At 6:00 PM in Barcelona, clocks in La Plata show 1:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Barcelona and La Plata, MD, are at work?
Yes: from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Barcelona (9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in La Plata), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in La Plata, MD?
Until 5:00 AM in Barcelona it is still the previous day in La Plata. The other way round, from 7:00 PM in La Plata it is already the next day in Barcelona.
Does the time gap between Barcelona and La Plata, MD, change during the year?
Yes, because the clocks in Barcelona and in La Plata change on different dates. Next change: from November 1, 2026, La Plata will be 6 hours behind Barcelona.
