Peru
Time now in Zárate
Sunrise 06:16Sunset 05:59Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Lima
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
199
Sunrise
06:16
Sunset
05:59
Day length
11h 43m
Coordinates
-13.67, -76.08
Time difference from Zárate
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Zárate right now.
Zárate on the map
About the time in Zárate
Zárate sits at latitude -13.67, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 11h 43m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Zárate 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.
The zone identifier America/Lima is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Lima keeps pointing at Lima time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Zárate
- When do the sun rise and set in Zárate today?
- Sunrise is at 06:16 and sunset at 05:59, giving 11h 43m of daylight.
- Does Zárate change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Zárate keeps UTC −5 throughout the year.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Zárate?
- Zárate is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Zárate right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Zárate, updating every second from America/Lima (UTC −5).
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