Right now, local time in Punta Arenas is 19:06 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Punta Arenas ranks #5303 worldwide by population and #34 in Chile.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Punta_Arenas GMT-3
- UTC offset
- UTC-03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 88m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 20:53
- Day length
- 14h 49m
- Solar noon
- 13:28
- Daylight range
- 7h 32m (winter) – 16h 58m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 67% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Punta Arenas — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 53.1628° S, 70.9092° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Region of Magallanes
- Country
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- Population
- 117,430 · #5303 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Punta Arenas through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 53.16° N, 109.09° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Ust’-Barguzin, Russia, about 28 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 06:06 GMT+8 (Asia/Irkutsk)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Punta Arenas today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:27
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Dhuhr
- 13:28
- Asr
- 17:29
- Maghrib
- 20:53
- Isha
- 23:18
- Qibla direction
- 92.9° from north (E (93°))
Full prayer timetable for Punta Arenas — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Punta Arenas sits in the America/Punta_Arenas time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 14h 49m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 305 cities we cover in Chile.
Punta Arenas's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 3,874 km away; even Tokyo lies some 16,944 km off. Its position on the globe is 53.16° S, 70.91° 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 | 15:06 | −4h |
| Chicago | 17:06 | −2h |
| São Paulo | 19:06 | same time |
| London | 22:06 | +3h |
| Paris | 23:06 | +4h |
| Moscow | 01:06 | +6h |
| Dubai | 02:06 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 03:36 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 06:06 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 06:06 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 07:06 | +12h |
| Sydney | 09:06 | +14h |
Best time to call Punta Arenas
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Punta Arenas local time:
Cities sharing Punta Arenas's time zone
Other cities in Chile
- Santiago19:06
- Puente Alto19:06
- Maipú19:06
- Antofagasta19:06
- Viña del Mar19:06
- Valparaíso19:06
- Ñuñoa19:06
- San Bernardo19:06
- Puerto Montt19:06
- Arica19:06
- Peñalolén19:06
- Temuco19:06
Distances from Punta Arenas
| São Paulo | 3,874 km | NE (41°) |
| Sydney | 9,518 km | SW (214°) |
| Chicago | 10,689 km | NNW (348°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,719 km | NW (322°) |
| Paris | 13,264 km | NE (46°) |
| London | 13,370 km | NE (43°) |
| Singapore | 14,233 km | S (173°) |
| Dubai | 14,615 km | ESE (103°) |
| Mumbai | 15,111 km | SE (127°) |
| Moscow | 15,595 km | ENE (57°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,559 km | S (189°) |
| Tokyo | 16,944 km | WSW (243°) |
Cities near Punta Arenas
- Porvenir39 km · 19:06
- Cámeron99 km · 19:06
- 28 de Noviembre197 km · 19:06
- Puerto Natales193 km · 19:06
- Río Turbio205 km · 19:06
- Yacimientos Río Turbio205 km · 19:06
- Río Gallegos205 km · 19:06
- Ushuaia250 km · 19:06
FAQ
What time is it in Punta Arenas right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Punta Arenas (Chile), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Punta Arenas in?
Punta Arenas runs on the America/Punta_Arenas IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Punta Arenas observe daylight saving time?
Punta Arenas does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Punta Arenas today?
Punta Arenas sees sunrise at 06:03 and sunset at 20:53 today, giving 14h 49m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Punta Arenas tonight?
The moon phase over Punta Arenas tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 66.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Punta Arenas?
The antipode of Punta Arenas — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 53.16° N, 109.09° E. It falls on land, near Ust’-Barguzin, Russia, about 28 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Punta Arenas?
Punta Arenas lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Punta Arenas?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Punta Arenas, clocks run about 88 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.