Right now, local time in Mar del Plata is 17:34 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mar del Plata ranks #994 worldwide by population and #4 in Argentina.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires GMT-3
- UTC offset
- UTC-03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 35m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Day length
- 13h 30m
- Solar noon
- 12:35
- Daylight range
- 9h 31m (winter) – 14h 48m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mar del Plata — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 38.0004° S, 57.5562° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Buenos Aires
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Population
- 593,337 · #994 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mar del Plata through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 38.00° N, 122.44° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Weihai, China, about 62 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 04:34 GMT+8 (Asia/Shanghai)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mar del Plata today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:12
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Dhuhr
- 12:35
- Asr
- 16:20
- Maghrib
- 19:20
- Isha
- 20:51
- Qibla direction
- 76.9° from north (ENE (77°))
Full prayer timetable for Mar del Plata — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mar del Plata sits in the America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 30m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 1179 cities we cover in Argentina.
Mar del Plata's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 1,913 km away; even Tokyo lies some 18,461 km off. Its position on the globe is 38.00° S, 57.56° 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 | −4h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −2h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | same time |
| London | 20:34 | +3h |
| Paris | 21:34 | +4h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | +6h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +12h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +14h |
Best time to call Mar del Plata
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mar del Plata local time:
Cities sharing Mar del Plata's time zone
Other cities in Argentina
- Buenos Aires17:34
- Córdoba17:34
- Rosario17:34
- San Miguel de Tucumán17:34
- Salta17:34
- Santa Fe17:34
- Avellaneda17:34
- Corrientes17:34
- Posadas17:34
- Bahía Blanca17:34
- Resistencia17:34
- Merlo17:34
Distances from Mar del Plata
| São Paulo | 1,913 km | NE (36°) |
| Chicago | 9,390 km | NNW (338°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,167 km | NW (314°) |
| Paris | 11,315 km | NE (36°) |
| London | 11,407 km | NNE (33°) |
| Sydney | 11,489 km | SSW (204°) |
| Dubai | 13,638 km | E (82°) |
| Moscow | 13,710 km | NE (42°) |
| Mumbai | 14,803 km | E (100°) |
| Singapore | 15,518 km | SSE (151°) |
| Hong Kong | 18,101 km | SSE (153°) |
| Tokyo | 18,461 km | W (266°) |
Cities near Mar del Plata
- Estación Camet13 km · 17:34
- Santa Clara del Mar19 km · 17:34
- Comandante Nicanor Otamendi28 km · 17:34
- Miramar39 km · 17:34
- Coronel Vidal63 km · 17:34
- Balcarce64 km · 17:34
- Villa Gesell97 km · 17:34
- Cariló110 km · 17:34
FAQ
What time is it in Mar del Plata right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mar del Plata (Argentina), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Mar del Plata in?
Mar del Plata runs on the America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Mar del Plata observe daylight saving time?
Mar del Plata does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mar del Plata today?
Mar del Plata sees sunrise at 05:50 and sunset at 19:20 today, giving 13h 30m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mar del Plata tonight?
The moon phase over Mar del Plata tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mar del Plata?
The antipode of Mar del Plata — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 38.00° N, 122.44° E. It falls on land, near Weihai, China, about 62 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mar del Plata?
Mar del Plata lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mar del Plata?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mar del Plata, clocks run about 35 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.