Santiago to Buenos Aires: time difference
Buenos Aires is 2 h ahead of Santiago. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, Argentina
31
- Argentina Standard Time
- UTC-3
- Golden hour
☀️ 06:09 · 🌙 19:11 · 13 h 2 min
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Santiago 04:32 4:32 AM Buenos Aires 06:32 6:32 AM You –:–
04:32 4:32 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:08
06:32 6:32 AM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:09 · 🌙 19:11
·
+2 h
Buenos Aires is 2 h ahead of Santiago.
When you, Santiago 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
🇵🇦 Santiago
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
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 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇦 Santiago | 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:32 | 06:32 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Argentina Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Santiago | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Panama | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 06:09 |
| Sunset | 18:08 | 19:11 |
| Daylight | 11 h 56 min | 13 h 2 min |
| People on this clock | 31,065 | 2,891,082 |
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Santiago and Buenos Aires: common questions
What is the time difference between Santiago and Buenos Aires?
Buenos Aires is 2 hours ahead: it uses UTC−3, while Santiago is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Santiago, what time is it in Buenos Aires?
At 9:00 AM in Santiago, clocks in Buenos Aires show 11:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Santiago, what time is it in Buenos Aires?
At 6:00 PM in Santiago, clocks in Buenos Aires show 8:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Santiago and Buenos Aires are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Santiago (11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Santiago is it tomorrow in Buenos Aires?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Santiago, the date in Buenos Aires has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Buenos Aires, it is still the previous day in Santiago.
Is the time difference between Santiago and Buenos Aires the same all year?
Yes. Neither Santiago nor Buenos Aires switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
