Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Thursday, 12th November 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-3
- Time zone
- America/Argentina/Buenos_AiresUTC-3
- Sunrise
- 5:31 am
- Sunset
- 7:37 pm
- Daylight
- 14 hours 5 minutes117 seconds longer than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
Daylight saving in Mar del Plata
Clocks here do not change: this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Mar del Plata has stayed on UTC-3 (UTC-3) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Mar del Plata doing anything.
Mar del Plata time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 9am and 14:00 in Buenos Aires, 12pm to 4pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Mar del Plata and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PST | 3:19 pm | 15:19 | 5 hours behind |
| Chicago CST | 5:19 pm | 17:19 | 3 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 5:19 pm | 17:19 | 3 hours behind |
| New York City EST | 6:19 pm | 18:19 | 2 hours behind |
| Toronto EST | 6:19 pm | 18:19 | 2 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 8:19 pm | 20:19 | the same time |
| London GMT | 11:19 pm | 23:19 | 3 hours ahead |
| Paris CET | 12:19 am Fri | 00:19 | 4 hours ahead |
| Berlin CET | 12:19 am Fri | 00:19 | 4 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 1:19 am Fri | 01:19 | 5 hours ahead |
| Cairo EET | 1:19 am Fri | 01:19 | 5 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 2:19 am Fri | 02:19 | 6 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 3:19 am Fri | 03:19 | 7 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 4:49 am Fri | 04:49 | 8 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 7:19 am Fri | 07:19 | 11 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 8:19 am Fri | 08:19 | 12 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEDT | 10:19 am Fri | 10:19 | 14 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 12:19 pm Fri | 12:19 | 16 hours ahead |
About Mar del Plata
- Population
- 593337
- Coordinates
- -38.000, -57.556
- Region
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- IANA zone
- America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
- Solar noon
- 12:34 pm
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations: not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Mar del Plata right now?
It is 8:19 pm (20:19 on a 24-hour clock) on Thursday, 12th November 2026 in Mar del Plata. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Mar del Plata in?
Mar del Plata uses the America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires time zone, currently UTC-3 (UTC-3). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column: abbreviations like UTC-3 are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Mar del Plata on daylight saving time right now?
No, and it never is. Mar del Plata stays on UTC-3 (UTC-3) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mar del Plata today?
The sun rises at 5:31 am and sets at 7:37 pm today, giving 14 hours 5 minutes of daylight. That is 117 seconds longer than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Mar del Plata of Los Angeles?
Mar del Plata is 5 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 8:19 pm in Mar del Plata, it is 3:19 pm in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Mar del Plata?
Mar del Plata is in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at 38.00° S, 57.56° W, with a population of about 593,337. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.