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Current local time in Cali

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30 September 2026WednesdayWednesday, 30 September 2026
Calling Code +57
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Time difference from Cali

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CITYLOCAL TIMEDifferenceComing up
London
United Kingdom
01:00Thu+6hBecomes +5h on 25 Oct
Berlin
Germany
02:00Thu+7hBecomes +6h on 25 Oct
Dubai
UAE
04:00Thu+9h
Tokyo
Japan
09:00Thu+14h
Sydney
Australia
10:00Thu+15hBecomes +16h on 4 Oct
New York
United States
20:00+1hBecomes ±0h on 1 Nov
Los Angeles
United States
17:00−2hBecomes −3h on 1 Nov
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Sun & moon in Cali today

Sunrise
05:53
Sunset
17:58
Daylight
12.1hrs
Next full moon
26 Oct
Hunter's Moon

Annual daylight in Cali

J11.9 hrsF12 hrsM12.1 hrsA12.2 hrsM12.3 hrsJ12.3 hrsJ12.3 hrsA12.2 hrsS12.1 hrsO12 hrsN12 hrsD11.9 hrs

Working hours in Cali

4h overlap
CaliUTC−5
06121824
Your locationUTC+0
06121824
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Time zone guide for Cali

Cali, Colombia runs on UTC−5. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−5 — daylight saving time is not observed. The time difference between Cali and New York is 1 hour. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–17:00 in Cali lines up with 10:00–18:00 in New York. The time difference between Cali and London is 6 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–12:00 in Cali lines up with 15:00–18:00 in London. The time difference between Cali and Tokyo is 14 hours. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Bogotá, Lima, Quito. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Cali.

Practical information for Cali

Cali (Colombia) is home to roughly 2.8M people. Today brings about 12.1 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:53, sunset at 17:58. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−5 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 3° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

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Colombia

Colombia

Capital

Bogotá

Continent

South America

Time Zone

UTC−5 · America/Bogota

Coordinates

3.45°N, 76.53°W

Currency

COP ($)

Calling Code

+57

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

Spanish

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

The World Capital of Salsa

Cali opens its yearly fair, the Feria de Cali, with the Salsódromo, a salsa parade that has featured thousands of dancers at once, and the city holds several Guinness records for the largest salsa gathering. It has hundreds of dance schools.

The clock: Cali keeps UTC−5. Colombia has never observed daylight saving except for one year, 1992–93, during an energy crisis.

The sun and the clock in Cali (2026)

Solar noon12:06on UTC−5 standard time
Longest day12h 19m22 June
Shortest day11h 55m22 December
Yearly average12h 7mof daylight a day
Earliest sunrise05:5026 October
Latest sunset18:2122 July

Cali lies at 76.5°W. Its time zone, UTC−5, is built around the 75°W meridian. The 1.5° gap between them means the clock runs roughly 6 minutes ahead of the sun: solar noon arrives at about 12:06 rather than 12:00. The zone holds UTC−5 all year — there is no daylight saving here.

The longest day of 2026 is 22 June, with 12h 19m of daylight. The shortest is 22 December, with 11h 55m. The swing between them is 24 minutes. Within a few degrees of the equator the length of the day barely moves all year.

The earliest sunrise and the latest sunset do not land on the longest day. In Cali the sun comes up earliest on 26 October at 05:50, while the latest sunset waits until 22 July at 18:21. The equation of time is what separates them: the Earth's elliptical orbit and axial tilt move solar noon back and forth by several minutes over the year.

The sky stays usably light for a while after the sun goes down. In Cali that civil twilight runs about 21 minutes at the equinox.

Every figure in this section is computed from the city's own latitude, longitude and IANA time zone using NOAA solar algorithms (Spencer, 1971), accurate to about ±2 arcminutes below 65° latitude.

Frequently asked questions

What is the current time and timezone in Cali?

The official timezone for Cali, Colombia is America/Bogota with a current UTC offset of UTC−5.

What is the population and location of Cali?

Cali has an estimated population of 2.8M and is located at coordinates 3.45°N, 76.53°W.

How many hours of daylight does Cali get?

Cali gets 12h 19m of daylight on its longest day and 11h 55m on its shortest, averaging 12h 7m a day across the year.

What time is solar noon in Cali?

Solar noon in Cali falls at about 12:06 on UTC−5 standard time, because the city sits 1.5° from the meridian its zone is built on.

What is an interesting fact or statistic about Cali?

The World Capital of Salsa: Cali opens its yearly fair, the Feria de Cali, with the Salsódromo, a salsa parade that has featured thousands of dancers at once, and the city holds several Guinness records for the largest salsa gathering.