Right now, local time in Bogotá is 15:34 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bogotá ranks #42 worldwide by population — the largest city in Colombia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Bogota GMT-5
- UTC offset
- UTC-05:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 19m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Day length
- 11h 58m
- Solar noon
- 11:41
- Daylight range
- 11h 51m (winter) – 12h 23m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bogotá — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 4.6097° N, 74.0817° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Bogota D.C.
- Country
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
- Population
- 7,674,366 · #42 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bogotá through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 4.61° S, 105.92° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Surabaya, Indonesia, about 22 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 03:34 GMT+7 (Asia/Jakarta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bogotá today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:30
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Dhuhr
- 11:41
- Asr
- 15:01
- Maghrib
- 17:39
- Isha
- 18:46
- Qibla direction
- 65.1° from north (ENE (65°))
Full prayer timetable for Bogotá — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bogotá sits in the America/Bogota time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 58m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. As the largest city in Colombia, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Bogotá's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 4,320 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,313 km off. Its position on the globe is 4.61° N, 74.08° W, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 13:34 | −2h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | same time |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | +2h |
| London | 20:34 | +5h |
| Paris | 21:34 | +6h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | +8h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +14h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +16h |
Best time to call Bogotá
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bogotá local time:
Cities sharing Bogotá's time zone
- CaliCO
- MedellínCO
- BarranquillaCO
- KennedyCO
- CartagenaCO
- CúcutaCO
- SoachaCO
- BucaramangaCO
Other cities in Colombia
- Cali15:34
- Medellín15:34
- Barranquilla15:34
- Kennedy15:34
- Cartagena15:34
- Cúcuta15:34
- Soacha15:34
- Bucaramanga15:34
- Ibagué15:34
- Santa Marta15:34
- Montería15:34
- Valledupar15:34
Distances from Bogotá
| São Paulo | 4,320 km | SE (138°) |
| Chicago | 4,357 km | NNW (344°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,604 km | NW (311°) |
| London | 8,500 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 8,631 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 10,909 km | NNE (32°) |
| Dubai | 13,624 km | NE (56°) |
| Tokyo | 14,318 km | NW (325°) |
| Sydney | 14,325 km | SW (229°) |
| Mumbai | 15,543 km | NE (53°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,889 km | NNW (344°) |
| Singapore | 19,313 km | NNE (19°) |
Cities near Bogotá
FAQ
What time is it in Bogotá right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bogotá (Colombia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Bogotá in?
Bogotá runs on the America/Bogota IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does Bogotá observe daylight saving time?
Bogotá does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bogotá today?
Bogotá sees sunrise at 05:42 and sunset at 17:40 today, giving 11h 58m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bogotá tonight?
The moon phase over Bogotá tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bogotá?
The antipode of Bogotá — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 4.61° S, 105.92° E. It falls on land, near Surabaya, Indonesia, about 22 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bogotá?
Bogotá lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bogotá?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bogotá, clocks run about 19 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.