Santa Cruz to Buenos Aires: time difference
Buenos Aires is 3 h ahead of Santa Cruz. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, Argentina
49
- Argentina Standard Time
- UTC-3
- Daytime
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 19:08 · 12 h 56 min
+3 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Santa Cruz 04:23 4:23 AM Buenos Aires 07:23 7:23 AM You –:–
04:23 4:23 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:26
07:23 7:23 AM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 19:08
·
+3 h
Buenos Aires is 3 h ahead of Santa Cruz.
When you, Santa Cruz and Buenos Aires are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇷 Santa Cruz
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
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
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 1 1 AM 2 2 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 Santa Cruz | 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:23 | 07:23 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Argentina Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Santa Cruz | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:32 | 06:12 |
| Sunset | 17:26 | 19:08 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 12 h 56 min |
| People on this clock | 1,665 | 2,891,082 |
Compare Santa Cruz with another city
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Santa Cruz and Buenos Aires: common questions
What is the time difference between Santa Cruz and Buenos Aires?
Buenos Aires is 3 hours ahead: it uses UTC−3, while Santa Cruz is on UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz, what time is it in Buenos Aires?
At 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz, clocks in Buenos Aires show 12:00 PM.
What time is it in Buenos Aires when it is 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz?
When it is 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz, it is 9:00 PM in Buenos Aires.
When do working hours in Santa Cruz and in Buenos Aires overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Santa Cruz, which is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires.
When is it already the next day in Buenos Aires?
From 9:00 PM in Santa Cruz it is already the next day in Buenos Aires. The other way round, until 3:00 AM in Buenos Aires it is still the previous day in Santa Cruz.
Does the time difference between Santa Cruz and Buenos Aires change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 3 hours all year.
