Current time in Caracas
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Caracas · VenezuelaUTC-04:00
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- Time zone
- America/Caracas
- UTC offset
- UTC-04:00
- Abbreviation
- VET
- Daylight saving time
- Not observed
- Country
- Venezuela
- Population
- 3,000,000
Caracas time difference
How far Caracas is ahead of or behind the world's main business hubs right now. Daylight saving time is already applied where it is in effect.
Clock changes in Caracas
Caracas does not change its clocks: UTC-04:00 applies all year.
Sunrise, sunset and solar time in Caracas
- Sunrise today
- 6:16 AM
- Sunset today
- 6:17 PM
- Day length today
- 12 hours 1 minute
- Solar noon today
- 12:16 PM
- Longest day
- 12 hours 44 minutes (June 21)
- Shortest day
- 11 hours 31 minutes (December 21)
On standard time, clocks in Caracas run 28 minutes ahead of the sun: solar noon comes at about 12:28 PM, not at 12:00 PM.
Time zone history since 1970
The current offset, UTC-04:00, has applied since May 1, 2016.
Changes outside the seasonal pattern:
- December 9, 2007: UTC-04:00 → UTC-04:30
- May 1, 2016: UTC-04:30 → UTC-04:00
Source: IANA time zone database, version 2025b.
Worth knowing
Venezuela moved its clocks back half an hour in December 2007, to UTC−4:30, and returned to UTC−4 on 1 May 2016. Caracas does not use daylight saving time.
Sources: IANA tz database: southamerica
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Caracas in?
- Caracas uses the America/Caracas (VET) time zone and is currently on UTC-04:00.
- Does Caracas observe daylight saving time?
- No. Caracas stays on UTC-04:00 all year.