🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, Argentina
02
- Argentina Standard Time
- UTC-3
- Daytime
☀️ 05:57 · 🌙 19:19 · 13 h 22 min
Buenos Aires to Santa Cruz: time difference
Santa Cruz 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 15:03 3:03 PM Santa Cruz 13:03 1:03 PM You –:–
15:03 3:03 PM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:57 · 🌙 19:19
13:03 1:03 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:09 · 🌙 17:41
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−2 h
Santa Cruz is 2 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
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 | 🇯🇲 Santa Cruz |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:03 | 13:03 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | Argentina Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Buenos Aires | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires | America/Jamaica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:57 | 06:09 |
| Sunset | 19:19 | 17:41 |
| Daylight | 13 h 22 min | 11 h 32 min |
| People on this clock | 2,891,082 | 8,217 |
Compare Buenos Aires with another city
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Buenos Aires and Santa Cruz: common questions
How far behind Buenos Aires is Santa Cruz?
Santa Cruz is 2 hours behind Buenos Aires: UTC−5 against 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 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Santa Cruz when it is 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires?
When it is 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires, it is 4:00 PM in Santa Cruz.
Is there a time when both Buenos Aires and Santa Cruz are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Santa Cruz), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Santa Cruz compared with Buenos Aires?
The new day starts in Santa Cruz later: until 2:00 AM in Buenos Aires, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Santa Cruz, Buenos Aires is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Buenos Aires and Santa Cruz the same all year?
Yes. Neither Buenos Aires nor Santa Cruz switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
