Peru
Time now in San Juan
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:18Sunset 06:11Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Lima
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
29
Sunrise
06:18
Sunset
06:11
Day length
11h 53m
Coordinates
-8.79, -78.05
Time difference from San Juan
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) San Juan right now.
San Juan on the map
About the time in San Juan
Around 29 people live in San Juan, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
San Juan sits at latitude -8.79, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 11h 53m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
San Juan runs on America/Lima, 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in San Juan
- Does San Juan change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. San Juan keeps UTC −5 throughout the year.
- When do the sun rise and set in San Juan today?
- Sunrise is at 06:18 and sunset at 06:11, giving 11h 53m of daylight.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is San Juan?
- San Juan is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in San Juan right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in San Juan, updating every second from America/Lima (UTC −5).
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