Mexico
Time now in Buenos Aires
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:33Sunset 07:15Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
185
Sunrise
06:33
Sunset
07:15
Day length
12h 42m
Coordinates
20.54, -102.93
Time difference from Buenos Aires
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Buenos Aires right now.
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About the time in Buenos Aires
The zone identifier America/Mexico_City is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Mexico_City keeps pointing at Mexico City time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Buenos Aires sits at latitude 20.54, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 42m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Around 185 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Buenos Aires
- What are normal business hours in Buenos Aires in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Buenos Aires runs from 15:00–23:00 UTC today.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Buenos Aires?
- Buenos Aires is UTC −6 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- 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/Mexico_City (UTC −6).
- Which time zone is Buenos Aires in?
- Buenos Aires uses America/Mexico_City, currently UTC −6.
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