Cartago to Bogota: time difference
Bogota is 1 h ahead of Cartago. 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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Cartago 01:20 1:20 AM Bogota 02:20 2:20 AM You –:–
01:20 1:20 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:20
02:20 2:20 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 17:43
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+1 h
Bogota is 1 h ahead of Cartago.
When you, Cartago and Bogota are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇷 Cartago
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
🇨🇴 Bogota
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 Cartago | 🇨🇴 Bogota |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:20 | 02:20 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Colombia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Cartago | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Bogota |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:25 | 05:42 |
| Sunset | 17:20 | 17:43 |
| Daylight | 11 h 55 min | 12 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 110,000 | 8,181,047 |
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Cartago and Bogota: common questions
How far ahead of Cartago is Bogota?
Bogota is 1 hour ahead of Cartago: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Bogota at the start of the working day in Cartago?
The working day in Cartago starts at 9:00 AM; in Bogota it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cartago, what time is it in Bogota?
At 6:00 PM in Cartago, clocks in Bogota show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Bogota from Cartago?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Cartago – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bogota – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Bogota?
From 11:00 PM in Cartago it is already the next day in Bogota. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Bogota it is still the previous day in Cartago.
Does the time gap between Cartago and Bogota change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Cartago nor in Bogota, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
