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Mar del Plata

UTC−3

Argentina · ART

Winter
21:45:16Live

Mon, 14 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 08:06↓ 17:3624:00
Sunrise
08:06
Sunset
17:36
Daylight
9.5hrs
Population
620K
Season
Winter
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

Timezone Guide

Mar del Plata, Argentina runs on UTC−3. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−3 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 1-hour difference between Mar del Plata and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 10:00–18:00 in Mar del Plata lines up with 09:00–17:00 in New York. There is a 4-hour difference between Mar del Plata and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 5 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–14:00 in Mar del Plata lines up with 13:00–18:00 in London. There is a 12-hour difference between Mar del Plata and Tokyo. 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 Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Santiago. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Mar del Plata.

Practical Info

Mar del Plata (Argentina) is home to roughly 620K people. Today brings about 9.5 hours of daylight: sunrise at 08:06, sunset at 17:36. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−3 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 38° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

Flag

Argentina

Argentina

Capital

Buenos Aires

Continent

South America

Time Zone

ART · America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires

Coordinates

38.00°S, 57.56°W

Currency

ARS ($)

Calling Code

+54

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Southern

Language

Spanish

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

Argentina's Summer Capital

Mar del Plata's population roughly doubles each January, from about 620,000 to well over a million, as most of Buenos Aires relocates for the month. Its sea lion colony sits in the middle of the working port.

The clock: Mar del Plata keeps UTC−3. Its film festival, running since 1954, is the only A-category festival in Latin America.

Annual Daylight

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Working Hours

3h overlap
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