Aruba · AST
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Oranjestad, Aruba runs on UTC−4. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−4 — daylight saving time is not observed. Oranjestad and New York currently share the same clock. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 9 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–18:00 in Oranjestad lines up with 09:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 5-hour difference between Oranjestad and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 4 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–13:00 in Oranjestad lines up with 14:00–18:00 in London. There is a 13-hour difference between Oranjestad 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 Toronto, Caracas, Havana. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Oranjestad.
Practical Info
Oranjestad (Aruba) is home to roughly 30K people. Today brings about 12.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:18, sunset at 19:06. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−4 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 13° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Aruba
Capital
Oranjestad 👑
Continent
North America
Time Zone
AST · America/Aruba
Coordinates
12.52°N, 70.04°W
Currency
AWG (ƒ)
Calling Code
+297
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Dutch, Papiamento
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Aruba lies about 29 km off Venezuela, south of the main hurricane track, which is why its tourism season runs all year. Its constant trade winds have bent the divi-divi trees permanently to the southwest.
The clock: Oranjestad keeps UTC−4. Papiamento, its main language, mixes Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English and West African elements.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
2h overlap