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Current Time in Santiago, Chile

See the current time in Santiago, its difference from UTC and today’s sunrise and sunset. Change the display to compare it with another location.

7:28 AM
Saturday, September 26, 2026

The difference from your own time zone appears here when the page loads.

Santiago time zone

Time zoneChile Time
Time zone IDAmerica/Santiago
UTC offsetUTC−3
Clock changesOn the later offset now
Sunrise today7:28 AM
Sunset today7:42 PM

Sunrise and sunset are calculated for Santiago's coordinates and refresh on each rebuild; the clock above is live.

Santiago time compared with other cities

CityLocal timeDifference from Santiago
Los Angeles, CA3:28 AM4 hours behind
New York, NY6:28 AM1 hour behind
London, UK11:28 AM4 hours ahead
Dubai, UAE2:28 PM7 hours ahead
Shanghai, China6:28 PM11 hours ahead
Tokyo, Japan7:28 PM12 hours ahead

Differences follow each region's daylight-saving rules, so they change when either city's clocks move.

Related astronomical information

Calculated astronomical positions for these coordinates. Local weather and conditions are not modelled.

Also see the Sun, Earth & Moon movement simulator for Santiago, to watch how the three move together over a day, a week or a month.

Questions this page answers

About Santiago time

This page shows the local time in Santiago, Chile — the same clock people there are reading. Clocks there are currently on the later of its two seasonal offsets.

Comparing several places at once? The world clock lists every major UTC offset side by side and marks your own. Waiting for a moment that lands at the same instant everywhere, whatever the zone? Follow a countdown, or set a timer or an alarm. How this page knows the offset and the daylight-saving state.

Santiago time FAQ

What time is it in Santiago, Chile right now? The clock at the top of this page shows Santiago's current local time and updates every minute. Santiago is on Chile Time (UTC-3). Clocks there are currently on the later of its two seasonal offsets.

What time zone is Santiago in? Santiago uses the America/Santiago time zone, known as Chile Time, currently UTC-3. Clocks there are currently on the later of its two seasonal offsets.

How far ahead or behind is Santiago? The table on this page compares Santiago with six major cities, and the line under the clock works out the difference from your own time zone as soon as the page loads.