Puerto Plata
Dominican Republic
Wednesday, 11th November 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-4
- Time zone
- America/Santo_DomingoAST
- Sunrise
- 6:49 am
- Sunset
- 6:04 pm
- Daylight
- 11 hours 15 minutes51 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
Daylight saving in Puerto Plata
Clocks here do not change: this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Puerto Plata has stayed on AST (UTC-4) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Puerto Plata doing anything.
Puerto Plata time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 9am and 13:00 in Santo Domingo, 1pm to 4pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Puerto Plata and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PST | 6:15 pm | 18:15 | 4 hours behind |
| Chicago CST | 8:15 pm | 20:15 | 2 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 8:15 pm | 20:15 | 2 hours behind |
| New York City EST | 9:15 pm | 21:15 | 1 hour behind |
| Toronto EST | 9:15 pm | 21:15 | 1 hour behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 11:15 pm | 23:15 | 1 hour ahead |
| London GMT | 2:15 am Thu | 02:15 | 4 hours ahead |
| Paris CET | 3:15 am Thu | 03:15 | 5 hours ahead |
| Berlin CET | 3:15 am Thu | 03:15 | 5 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 4:15 am Thu | 04:15 | 6 hours ahead |
| Cairo EET | 4:15 am Thu | 04:15 | 6 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 5:15 am Thu | 05:15 | 7 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 6:15 am Thu | 06:15 | 8 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 7:45 am Thu | 07:45 | 9 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 10:15 am Thu | 10:15 | 12 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 11:15 am Thu | 11:15 | 13 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEDT | 1:15 pm Thu | 13:15 | 15 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 3:15 pm Thu | 15:15 | 17 hours ahead |
About Puerto Plata
- Population
- 146000
- Coordinates
- 19.793, -70.688
- Region
- Dominican Republic
- IANA zone
- America/Santo_Domingo
- Solar noon
- 12:26 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 Puerto Plata right now?
It is 10:15 pm (22:15 on a 24-hour clock) on Wednesday, 11th November 2026 in Puerto 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 Puerto Plata in?
Puerto Plata uses the America/Santo_Domingo time zone, currently AST (UTC-4). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column: abbreviations like AST are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Puerto Plata on daylight saving time right now?
No, and it never is. Puerto Plata stays on AST (UTC-4) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Puerto Plata today?
The sun rises at 6:49 am and sets at 6:04 pm today, giving 11 hours 15 minutes of daylight. That is 51 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Puerto Plata of Los Angeles?
Puerto Plata is 4 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 10:15 pm in Puerto Plata, it is 6:15 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 Puerto Plata?
Puerto Plata is in Dominican Republic, at 19.79° N, 70.69° W, with a population of about 146,000. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.