It is 21:38 on Friday, October 2, 2026 in Santiago, Chile. The city runs on UTC-3, which puts it on exactly the same time as Brasília.
Time zone and UTC offset in Santiago
Santiago follows the America/Santiago time zone (this zone has no widely used letter abbreviation). Right now its offset from Coordinated Universal Time is UTC-3.
Daylight saving time is in effect at the moment, which means local clocks run ahead of standard time. The next change comes on Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 00:00: clocks go back 1 hour, so at 00:00 the clock goes back to 23:00 and the offset becomes UTC-4. From that day the difference from Brasília is 1 hour behind. The change after that is on Sunday, September 5, 2027 at 00:00.
Time difference between Brasília and Santiago
The two places share the same clock, so no conversion is needed. The table uses today's offsets.
Going the other way, local noon in Santiago is 12:00 in Brasília, and local midnight is 00:00 in Brasília. The calendar date is always the same in both places. Keep this in mind for deadlines, flights and anything scheduled around the start or end of a day.
| Brasília (UTC-3) | Santiago (UTC-3) |
|---|---|
| 06:00 | 06:00 |
| 09:00 | 09:00 |
| 12:00 | 12:00 |
| 15:00 | 15:00 |
| 18:00 | 18:00 |
| 21:00 | 21:00 |
Best time to call Santiago from Brazil
Taking a 9:00 to 18:00 working day on both sides, the shared window runs from 09:00 to 18:00 in Brasília, which is 09:00 to 18:00 in Santiago. That is nearly the whole working day, so scheduling is easy. Because Santiago changes its clocks, this window shifts by one hour after the next change.
For several cities at once, use the meeting planner, or convert any hour with the time zone converter.
Sunrise and sunset in Santiago today
Today the Sun rises in Santiago at 07:18 and sets at 19:46 local time, a daylight span of 12h 27min, with solar noon at 13:31. See other places on the sunrise and sunset page.
Where is Santiago?
Santiago is at 33.45° S, 70.67° W (country: Chile). The country page shows its main reference time and neighbours. Compare more places on world time or in the list of cities.