Current Time in Caracas, Venezuela 🇻🇪
Lat/Long: 10.48° N, 66.9° W
Population: 2,900,000
Country: 🇻🇪 Venezuela
IANA Timezone: America/Caracas
Timezone: GMT-4
Daylight Saving Time: No ❌
Time now in other cities in Venezuela:
Moon Phases & Times for Caracas
Current Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
94.7%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 20:28
Next Moonset
↓
Tomorrow, 08:36
View the detailed moon calendar for Caracas with moonphases, moonrise, and moonset times for any date.
Time in Caracas — FAQ
Answers refreshed each request based on Caracas's current local time, time zone, and DST status.
What time is it in Caracas right now?
The current local time in Caracas, Venezuela is 18:46 (Friday, July 31, 2026). Caracas observes the America/Caracas time zone, which is UTC-4 .
Which time zone does Caracas use?
Caracas uses America/Caracas, an IANA time zone identifier. Use this identifier when configuring calendar apps, servers or scheduling software to ensure the correct UTC offset and daylight-saving rules are applied for Caracas.
Does Caracas observe daylight saving time?
Caracas is currently NOT on daylight saving time. DST transitions follow the rules of the IANA America/Caracas time zone; the changeover dates differ from year to year and are applied automatically by all major operating systems.
What is the UTC offset for Caracas?
Right now Caracas is at UTC-4. The offset shifts by ±1 hour at daylight-saving transitions if Caracas observes DST.
When does the day change in Caracas?
Midnight in Caracas occurs when the local time displayed above reads 00:00 in the America/Caracas zone. Since Caracas is at UTC-4, the date here is behind UTC by 4 hours.