Americas · Venezuela
Current time in Caracas
Venezuela Time.
-04 · UTC-04:00IANA: America/Caracas10.48° N · 66.87° W
Current time☀ Daylight
17:49:40
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Sunrise
06:05
Solar noon
12:28
Sunset
18:50
Daylight saving
Not observed
This zone has no seasonal clock change.
About Caracas time
Caracas keeps one clock.
Caracas, nestled in a lush valley, keeps a steady rhythm—its clocks never spring forward or fall back, so meetings stay predictable year-round.
Convert
Caracas to the world's clocks.
Caracas
5:49pm
Pacific Time
2:49pm
Caracas to Pacific Time3 hours ahead
Caracas
5:49pm
Greenwich Mean Time
10:49pm
Caracas to London (GMT)5 hours behind
Caracas
5:49pm
Central European Time
11:49pm
Caracas to Central Europe6 hours behind
Caracas
5:49pm
India Standard Time
3:19am
Caracas to India9 hours 30 minutes behind
Caracas
5:49pm
Japan Standard Time
6:49am
Caracas to Japan13 hours behind
Caracas
5:49pm
Australian Eastern Time
7:49am
Caracas to Sydney14 hours behind
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Caracas's time zone, daylight saving rules, and scheduling across it. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- Why doesn’t Caracas observe daylight saving time?
- Venezuela abolished daylight saving in 2007 to stabilize energy consumption and simplify national timekeeping—so -04 stays constant no matter the season.
- How close is Caracas to the equator?
- At just 10.5° north, Caracas enjoys nearly 12 hours of daylight every day, making work hours feel balanced all year.
- What’s the linguistic legacy of its timezone?
- Locals say ***hora bolivariana*** to reference their fixed -04 offset—a nod to Simón Bolívar, Venezuela’s liberator.
- How does this affect remote work with the U.S. East Coast?
- When U.S. clocks shift to EDT (-04), you sync perfectly—but during standard time (-05), they lag behind by one hour.
- Is Caracas always exactly on UTC-4?
- Yes—since 1912, the country has stayed on UTC-4 with just minor historical tweaks, and now it’s locked in place.
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{
"data": [
{
"iana": "Europe/Paris",
"display_name": "Paris",
"current": {
"utc_offset": "+02:00",
"abbreviation": "CEST",
"is_dst": true
}
}
]
}