Panama
Time now in Buenos Aires
Sunrise 06:18Sunset 06:39Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Panama
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
400
Sunrise
06:18
Sunset
06:39
Day length
12h 21m
Coordinates
8.41, -81.48
Time difference from Buenos Aires
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Buenos Aires right now.
Buenos Aires on the map
About the time in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires runs on America/Panama, which puts the city UTC −5 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Around 400 people live in Buenos Aires, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
The zone identifier America/Panama is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Panama keeps pointing at Panama time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Buenos Aires
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Buenos Aires?
- Buenos Aires is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Buenos Aires change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Buenos Aires keeps UTC −5 throughout the year.
- What are normal business hours in Buenos Aires in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Buenos Aires runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Buenos Aires right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Buenos Aires, updating every second from America/Panama (UTC −5).
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