Buenos Aires to La Merced: time difference
La Merced is 2 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 18:29 6:29 PM La Merced 16:29 4:29 PM You –:–
18:29 6:29 PM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:10 · 🌙 19:10
16:29 4:29 PM
Peru Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:47 · 🌙 18:06
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−2 h
La Merced is 2 h behind Buenos Aires.
When you, Buenos Aires and La Merced 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
🇵🇪 La Merced
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 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires | 🇵🇪 La Merced |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:29 | 16:29 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Argentina Standard Time | Peru Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Buenos Aires | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires | America/Lima |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:10 | 05:47 |
| Sunset | 19:10 | 18:06 |
| Daylight | 13 h | 12 h 20 min |
| People on this clock | 2,891,082 | 8,000 |
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Buenos Aires and La Merced: common questions
How far behind Buenos Aires is La Merced?
La Merced is 2 hours behind Buenos Aires: UTC−5 against UTC−3.
What time is it in La Merced when it is 9:00 AM in Buenos Aires?
When it is 9:00 AM in Buenos Aires, it is 7:00 AM in La Merced.
If it is 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires, what time is it in La Merced?
At 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires, clocks in La Merced show 4:00 PM.
When do working hours in Buenos Aires and in La Merced overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in La Merced.
Until what time in Buenos Aires is it still yesterday in La Merced?
Before 2:00 AM in Buenos Aires, the date in La Merced has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in La Merced, it is already the next day in Buenos Aires.
Is the time difference between Buenos Aires and La Merced the same all year?
Yes. Neither Buenos Aires nor La Merced switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
