Current Local Time in Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic America/Santo_Domingo AST UTC-4 No clock change
7:29:44 AM
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Daytime UTC-4 (-04:00)
Static values shown for ; your browser updates them to the current second.
UTC offset now
UTC-4
Same on every date
Abbreviation
AST
No seasonal variant
Daylight saving
No clock change
Santo Domingo never changes its clocks
IANA time zone
America/Santo_Domingo
Dominican Republic · North America
Santo Domingo time zone
Because Dominican Republic does not operate daylight saving time in America/Santo_Domingo, Santo Domingo sits at UTC-4 (AST) on every date of 2026. Scheduling across this zone is stable year-round.
- IANA time zone
- America/Santo_Domingo
- Offset in standard time
- UTC-4 (AST)
- 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
- 8:00 AM in January · 8:00 AM in July
Clock changes in Santo Domingo, 2026–2028
Full record for Santo Domingo → ten years back and ten forward, with each year's DST window.
No clock change. Santo Domingo stays on UTC-4 (AST) 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 Santo Domingo
Computed for 18.4861°, -69.9312° on August 2, 2026.
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
7:14 PM
Day length
12h 56m
−0m 46s vs yesterday
Solar noon
12:46 PM
Sun at its highest
| Phase | Morning | Evening | Sun's altitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 4:59 AM | 8:32 PM | −18° to −12° |
| Nautical twilight | 5:27 AM | 8:04 PM | −12° to −6° |
| Civil twilight | 5:54 AM | 7:37 PM | −6° to −0.833° |
| Sunrise / sunset | 6:17 AM | 7:14 PM | −0.833° (upper limb at the horizon) |
Across 2026, daylight in Santo Domingo runs from about 11h 01m at the shortest day to 13h 14m at the longest.
Moon
Waning gibbous
80% illuminated · 19.1 days into the cycle · waning
- Moonrise
- 9:54 PM
- Moonset
- 9:38 AM
- Next full moon
- Aug 28, 12:19 AM
- Next new moon
- Aug 12, 1:38 PM
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 Santo Domingo
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Time difference between Santo Domingo 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 | 7:29 AM | ±0h | Varies: ±0h / −1h |
| Sao Paulo Brazil | 8:29 AM | +1h | Fixed all year |
| London United Kingdom | 12:29 PM | +5h | Varies: +5h / +4h |
| Tel Aviv Israel | 2:29 PM | +7h | Varies: +7h / +6h |
| Cairo Egypt | 2:29 PM | +7h | Varies: +7h / +6h |
| Mumbai India | 4:59 PM | +9:30h | Fixed all year |
| Sydney Australia | 9:29 PM | +14h | Varies: +15h / +14h |
| Los Angeles United States | 4:29 AM | −3h | Varies: −3h / −4h |
Santo Domingo at a glance
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Region
- North America
- Coordinates
- 18.4861° N, 69.9312° W
- IANA time zone
- America/Santo_Domingo
- Currency
- DOP
- Language
- Spanish
- Usual clock notation
- 12-hour
Only fields we can source are listed; nothing on this page is estimated. Sources are in data sources .
Perguntas frequentes
What time is it in Santo Domingo right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, updated every second from your device's clock and converted with the America/Santo_Domingo time zone rules. Santo Domingo currently runs at UTC-4 (AST) all year round.
What time zone is Santo Domingo in?
The IANA identifier for Santo Domingo is America/Santo_Domingo. Its abbreviation is AST all year.
What is the UTC offset in Santo Domingo?
Santo Domingo stays at UTC-4 throughout the year. Its clocks never move, so the offset shown here is the offset on every date.
Does Santo Domingo observe daylight saving time?
No. Santo Domingo does not use daylight saving time — there is no clock change in 2026, so UTC-4 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 Santo Domingo and New York?
For most of 2026, the two cities show the same clock time. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 1 hour (New York behind Santo Domingo) from December 31 – March 8 and November 1 – December 31.
What is the time difference between Santo Domingo and Sao Paulo?
The gap is fixed: Sao Paulo is 1 hour ahead of Santo Domingo on every date of the year.
What is the time difference between Santo Domingo and London?
For most of 2026, London is 5 hours ahead of Santo Domingo. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 4 hours (London ahead of Santo Domingo) from December 31 – March 28 and October 24 – December 31.
How long is the day in Santo Domingo?
Day length in Santo Domingo ranges from about 11h 01m at the shortest day of 2026 to about 13h 14m at the longest. The sunrise and sunset section on this page shows today's figures for latitude 18.49°, longitude -69.93°.