Buenos Aires to Cartago: time difference
Cartago is 3 h behind Buenos Aires. 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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Buenos Aires 22:32 10:32 PM Cartago 19:32 7:32 PM You –:–
22:32 10:32 PM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:14 · 🌙 19:07
19:32 7:32 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:20
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−3 h
Cartago is 3 h behind Buenos Aires.
When you, Buenos Aires and Cartago are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
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
🇨🇷 Cartago
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 19 7 PM 20 8 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires | 🇨🇷 Cartago |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:32 | 19:32 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 |
| Time zone | Argentina Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Buenos Aires | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:14 | 05:25 |
| Sunset | 19:07 | 17:20 |
| Daylight | 12 h 54 min | 11 h 55 min |
| People on this clock | 2,891,082 | 110,000 |
Compare Buenos Aires with another city
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Buenos Aires and Cartago: common questions
How far behind Buenos Aires is Cartago?
Cartago is 3 hours behind Buenos Aires: UTC−6 against UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Buenos Aires, what time is it in Cartago?
At 9:00 AM in Buenos Aires, clocks in Cartago show 6:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires, what time is it in Cartago?
At 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires, clocks in Cartago show 3:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Buenos Aires and Cartago are at work?
Yes: from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Cartago), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Cartago compared with Buenos Aires?
The new day starts in Cartago later: until 3:00 AM in Buenos Aires, it is still the previous day there. From 9:00 PM in Cartago, Buenos Aires is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Buenos Aires and Cartago the same all year?
Yes. Neither Buenos Aires nor Cartago switches to summer time, so the gap is always 3 hours.
