Time zone
Atlantic Standard Time (AST), UTC−4. IANA zone America/Santo_Domingo.
Time in Dominican Republic
Time in Santo Domingo now
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
AST · UTC−4 Atlantic Standard Time
- Sunrise
- 6:40 AM
- Sunset
- 6:06 PM
- Day length
- 11 h 26 min
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
Santo Domingo time zone
Clock changes
Santo Domingo does not change its clocks; it stays on UTC−4 all year.
Location
Santo Domingo, Nacional, Dominican Republic. Coordinates 18.47° N, 69.89° W; population about 2,201,941.
Sunrise and sunset in Santo Domingo today
- Dawn (civil)
- 6:17 AM
- Sunrise
- 6:40 AM
- Solar noon
- 12:23 PM
- Sunset
- 6:06 PM
- Dusk (civil)
- 6:28 PM
- Day length
- 11 h 26 min
- Night length
- 12 h 34 min
- Golden hour, morning
- 6:26 AM – 7:10 AM
- Golden hour, evening
- 5:35 PM – 6:19 PM
- Blue hour, morning
- 6:17 AM – 6:26 AM
- Blue hour, evening
- 6:19 PM – 6:28 PM
Calculated for the city centre at sea level; accurate to about a minute. Golden hour is when the sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon; blue hour between 6° and 4° below. See the whole month or another date.
Santo Domingo time compared with other cities
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| City | Local time | Difference from Santo Domingo |
|---|---|---|
| New York City, New York | 7:00 AM | 1 hour behind Santo Domingo |
| Los Angeles, California | 4:00 AM | 4 hours behind Santo Domingo |
| Chicago, Illinois | 6:00 AM | 2 hours behind Santo Domingo |
| Denver, Colorado | 5:00 AM | 3 hours behind Santo Domingo |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 5:00 AM | 3 hours behind Santo Domingo |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 2:00 AM | 6 hours behind Santo Domingo |
| Anchorage, Alaska | 3:00 AM | 5 hours behind Santo Domingo |
| Toronto, Canada | 7:00 AM | 1 hour behind Santo Domingo |
| Vancouver, Canada | 5:00 AM | 3 hours behind Santo Domingo |
| Mexico City, Mexico | 6:00 AM | 2 hours behind Santo Domingo |
| São Paulo, Brazil | 9:00 AM | 1 hour ahead of Santo Domingo |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | 9:00 AM | 1 hour ahead of Santo Domingo |
| London, United Kingdom | 12:00 PM | 4 hours ahead of Santo Domingo |
| Dublin, Ireland | 12:00 PM | 4 hours ahead of Santo Domingo |
Questions about time in Santo Domingo
What time zone is Santo Domingo in?
Santo Domingo uses Atlantic Standard Time (AST, UTC−4) all year. Its IANA time-zone identifier is America/Santo_Domingo, which is what phones and computers use to set the local time.
Does Santo Domingo observe daylight saving time?
No. Santo Domingo stays on UTC−4 all year, so its clocks do not change for daylight saving time.
How far is Santo Domingo from UTC?
Santo Domingo is 4 hours behind UTC.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Santo Domingo today?
The table above shows today’s sunrise, sunset and day length for the city centre. As an example, on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 the sun rose at 6:40 AM and set at 6:06 PM, giving 11 h 26 min of daylight.
Near Santo Domingo
- Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic 137 km
- Port-au-Prince, Haiti 258 km
- San Juan, Puerto Rico 399 km
- Willemstad, Curaçao 714 km
- Kingston, Jamaica 731 km
- Maracaibo, Venezuela 890 km
- Barquisimeto, Venezuela 937 km
- Caracas, Venezuela 945 km