🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Argentina Standard Time
- UTC-3
- Daytime
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 19:08 · 12 h 56 min
Buenos Aires to Santa Cruz: time difference
Santa Cruz 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 07:23 7:23 AM Santa Cruz 04:23 4:23 AM You –:–
07:23 7:23 AM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 19:08
04:23 4:23 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:26
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−3 h
Santa Cruz is 3 h behind Buenos Aires.
When you, Buenos Aires and Santa Cruz 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
🇨🇷 Santa Cruz
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 | 🇨🇷 Santa Cruz |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:23 | 04:23 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 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 | 06:12 | 05:32 |
| Sunset | 19:08 | 17:26 |
| Daylight | 12 h 56 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 2,891,082 | 1,665 |
Compare Buenos Aires with another city
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Buenos Aires and Santa Cruz: common questions
How many hours behind Buenos Aires is Santa Cruz?
The clocks in Santa Cruz are 3 hours behind those in Buenos Aires (UTC−6 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Buenos Aires, what time is it in Santa Cruz?
At 9:00 AM in Buenos Aires, clocks in Santa Cruz show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Santa Cruz at the end of the working day in Buenos Aires?
The working day in Buenos Aires ends at 6:00 PM; in Santa Cruz it is 3:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Buenos Aires and in Santa Cruz overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires, which is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Santa Cruz.
When is it still the previous day in Santa Cruz?
Until 3:00 AM in Buenos Aires it is still the previous day in Santa Cruz. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Santa Cruz it is already the next day in Buenos Aires.
Does the time difference between Buenos Aires and Santa Cruz change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 3 hours all year.
