Mexico
Time now in Cartagena
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:18Sunset 07:07Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Monterrey
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
9
Sunrise
06:18
Sunset
07:07
Day length
12h 50m
Coordinates
25.13, -100.15
Time difference from Cartagena
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Cartagena right now.
Cartagena on the map
About the time in Cartagena
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Cartagena day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 15:00–23:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Cartagena runs on America/Monterrey, which puts the city UTC −6 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.
Sunrise today lands at 06:18 and sunset at 07:07 local time, giving 12h 50m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (25.13, -100.15) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Cartagena.
Frequently asked questions about time in Cartagena
- What time is it in Cartagena right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Cartagena, updating every second from America/Monterrey (UTC −6).
- What are normal business hours in Cartagena in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Cartagena runs from 15:00–23:00 UTC today.
- Which time zone is Cartagena in?
- Cartagena uses America/Monterrey, currently UTC −6.
- Does Cartagena change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Cartagena keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
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