Current Time in Punta Arenas, Chile 🇨🇱
Lat/Long: 53.15° S, 70.91° W
Population: 117,430
Country: 🇨🇱 Chile
IANA Timezone: America/Punta_Arenas
Timezone: GMT-3
Daylight Saving Time: No ❌
Time now in other cities in Chile:
Moon Phases & Times for Punta Arenas
Current Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
82.9%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 21:21
Next Moonset
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Tomorrow, 13:35
View the detailed moon calendar for Punta Arenas with moonphases, moonrise, and moonset times for any date.
Time in Punta Arenas — FAQ
Answers refreshed each request based on Punta Arenas's current local time, time zone, and DST status.
What time is it in Punta Arenas right now?
The current local time in Punta Arenas, Chile is 17:03 (Thursday, June 04, 2026). Punta Arenas observes the America/Punta_Arenas time zone, which is UTC-3 .
Which time zone does Punta Arenas use?
Punta Arenas uses America/Punta_Arenas, 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 Punta Arenas.
Does Punta Arenas observe daylight saving time?
Punta Arenas is currently NOT on daylight saving time. DST transitions follow the rules of the IANA America/Punta_Arenas 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 Punta Arenas?
Right now Punta Arenas is at UTC-3. The offset shifts by ±1 hour at daylight-saving transitions if Punta Arenas observes DST.
When does the day change in Punta Arenas?
Midnight in Punta Arenas occurs when the local time displayed above reads 00:00 in the America/Punta_Arenas zone. Since Punta Arenas is at UTC-3, the date here is behind UTC by 3 hours.