Current Local Time in Punta Arenas
Chile America/Punta_Arenas UTC-3 No clock change
08:29:46
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Daytime UTC-3 (-03:00)
Static values shown for ; your browser updates them to the current second.
UTC offset now
UTC-3
Same on every date
Abbreviation
UTC-3
No seasonal variant
Daylight saving
No clock change
Punta Arenas never changes its clocks
IANA time zone
America/Punta_Arenas
Chile · South America
Punta Arenas time zone
Because Chile does not operate daylight saving time in America/Punta_Arenas, Punta Arenas sits at UTC-3 (UTC-3) on every date of 2026. Scheduling across this zone is stable year-round.
- IANA time zone
- America/Punta_Arenas
- Offset in standard time
- UTC-3 (UTC-3)
- Daylight saving time
- Not observed — no clock change
- Most recent clock change
- None on record in recent years
- Next clock change
- None scheduled — clocks stay as they are
- When it is 12:00 UTC
- 09:00 in January · 09:00 in July
Clock changes in Punta Arenas, 2026–2028
Full record for Punta Arenas → ten years back and ten forward, with each year's DST window.
No clock change. Punta Arenas stays on UTC-3 (UTC-3) through 2028 under the rules currently published in the IANA time zone database. Governments do sometimes change these rules, so this page is regenerated from the latest database on every build.
Sun and moon in Punta Arenas
Computed for -53.1638°, -70.9171° on August 2, 2026.
Sunrise
09:23
Sunset
18:15
Day length
8h 52m
+3m 17s vs yesterday
Solar noon
13:49
Sun at its highest
| Phase | Morning | Evening | Sun's altitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 07:23 | 20:16 | −18° to −12° |
| Nautical twilight | 08:03 | 19:36 | −12° to −6° |
| Civil twilight | 08:45 | 18:54 | −6° to −0.833° |
| Sunrise / sunset | 09:23 | 18:15 | −0.833° (upper limb at the horizon) |
Across 2026, daylight in Punta Arenas runs from about 7h 32m at the shortest day to 16h 58m at the longest.
Moon
Waning gibbous
80% illuminated · 19.1 days into the cycle · waning
- Moonrise
- 23:26
- Moonset
- 10:37
- Next full moon
- Aug 28, 01:19
- Next new moon
- Aug 12, 14:38
Sun and moon figures are computed locally from standard astronomical series (NOAA solar equations and Meeus' lunar terms) — accurate to about a minute at mid latitudes, and less near the poles where the sun crosses the horizon at a shallow angle.
Weather in Punta Arenas
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Time difference between Punta Arenas and other cities
Differences are computed from each city's own zone rules, so pairs whose clocks change on different dates show more than one value across the year.
| City | Local time | Difference | Across the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York United States | 07:29 | −1h | Varies: −1h / −2h |
| Sao Paulo Brazil | 08:29 | ±0h | Fixed all year |
| London United Kingdom | 12:29 | +4h | Varies: +4h / +3h |
| Tel Aviv Israel | 14:29 | +6h | Varies: +6h / +5h |
| Cairo Egypt | 14:29 | +6h | Varies: +6h / +5h |
| Mumbai India | 16:59 | +8:30h | Fixed all year |
| Sydney Australia | 21:29 | +13h | Varies: +14h / +13h |
| Los Angeles United States | 04:29 | −4h | Varies: −4h / −5h |
Punta Arenas at a glance
- Country
- Chile
- Region
- South America
- Coordinates
- 53.1638° S, 70.9171° W
- IANA time zone
- America/Punta_Arenas
- Currency
- CLP
- Language
- Spanish
- Usual clock notation
- 24-hour
Only fields we can source are listed; nothing on this page is estimated. Sources are in data sources .
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What time is it in Punta Arenas right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Punta Arenas, Chile, updated every second from your device's clock and converted with the America/Punta_Arenas time zone rules. Punta Arenas currently runs at UTC-3 all year round.
What time zone is Punta Arenas in?
The IANA identifier for Punta Arenas is America/Punta_Arenas. Its abbreviation is UTC-3 all year.
What is the UTC offset in Punta Arenas?
Punta Arenas stays at UTC-3 throughout the year. Its clocks never move, so the offset shown here is the offset on every date.
Does Punta Arenas observe daylight saving time?
No. Punta Arenas does not use daylight saving time — there is no clock change in 2026, so UTC-3 applies on every date. Differences with cities that do change their clocks still move twice a year, because the other city shifts.
What is the time difference between Punta Arenas and New York?
For most of 2026, New York is 1 hour behind Punta Arenas. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 2 hours (New York behind Punta Arenas) from December 31 – March 8 and November 1 – December 31.
What is the time difference between Punta Arenas and Sao Paulo?
Punta Arenas and Sao Paulo sit in different time zones (America/Punta_Arenas and America/Sao_Paulo) but read the same clock all year, because their offsets happen to match.
What is the time difference between Punta Arenas and London?
For most of 2026, London is 4 hours ahead of Punta Arenas. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 3 hours (London ahead of Punta Arenas) from December 31 – March 28 and October 24 – December 31.
How long is the day in Punta Arenas?
Day length in Punta Arenas ranges from about 7h 32m at the shortest day of 2026 to about 16h 58m at the longest. The sunrise and sunset section on this page shows today's figures for latitude -53.16°, longitude -70.92°.