Buenos Aires to Loja: time difference
Loja 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 00:57 12:57 AM Loja 22:57 10:57 PM You –:–
00:57 12:57 AM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:07 · 🌙 19:11
22:57 10:57 PM
Ecuador Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:56 · 🌙 18:09
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−2 h
Loja is 2 h behind Buenos Aires.
When you, Buenos Aires and Loja 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
🇪🇨 Loja
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 | 🇪🇨 Loja |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:57 | 22:57 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Argentina Standard Time | Ecuador Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Buenos Aires | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires | America/Guayaquil |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:07 | 05:56 |
| Sunset | 19:11 | 18:09 |
| Daylight | 13 h 4 min | 12 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 2,891,082 | 180,617 |
Compare Buenos Aires with another city
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Buenos Aires and Loja: common questions
How many hours behind Buenos Aires is Loja?
The clocks in Loja are 2 hours behind those in Buenos Aires (UTC−5 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Buenos Aires, what time is it in Loja?
At 9:00 AM in Buenos Aires, clocks in Loja show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Loja at the end of the working day in Buenos Aires?
The working day in Buenos Aires ends at 6:00 PM; in Loja it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Buenos Aires and in Loja 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 Loja.
When does the date change in Loja compared with Buenos Aires?
The new day starts in Loja later: until 2:00 AM in Buenos Aires, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Loja, Buenos Aires is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Buenos Aires and Loja the same all year?
Yes. Neither Buenos Aires nor Loja switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
