Time in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 🇩🇴
The current local time in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic is shown below — the city is in the America/Santo_Domingo time zone (UTC -04:00 · AST).
Santo Domingo local time
Thursday, 22 October 2026 AST
Santo Domingo at a glance
- Time zone
America/Santo_Domingo· Atlantic Standard Time- UTC offset now
- -04:00 AST
- Daylight saving
- No · UTC -04:00 all year
- Coordinates
- 18.49° N, 69.93° W
- Population
- 1,111,838
- Country
- Dominican Republic · ISO DO
- Dialing code
- +1
- Currency
- Dominican Peso (DOP)
- Work week
- Monday to Friday
- Drives on the
- Right
Santo Domingo right now
Time difference
Santo Domingo is shown here relative to your device's time zone.
Planning a call? Compare hours side by side in the time zone converter.
Upcoming public holidays
- Constitution Day Mon, Nov 9, 2026
- Christmas Day Fri, Dec 25, 2026
- New Year's Day Fri, Jan 1, 2027
- Epiphany Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Sun today
Sunrise 06:36 · Sunset 18:13
Day length 11h 37m · twilight and monthly table →
Santo Domingo time vs. UTC
A 09:00–17:00 working day in Santo Domingo overlaps with 09:00–17:00 UTC from 09:00 to 13:00 Santo Domingo time. Open this page in your browser and the second row switches to your own time zone.
| Santo Domingo | 00:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 03:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| UTC | 04:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 | 00:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 03:00 |
- Office hours 09–17
- Awake, off work
- Night 22–07
Santo Domingo vs. major cities
How far Santo Domingo is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Santo Domingo, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Santo Domingo | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | Same time | 09:00 | 09:00–17:00 |
| Los Angeles · United States | −3 h | 06:00 | 12:00–17:00 |
| São Paulo · Brazil | +1 h | 10:00 | 09:00–16:00 |
| London · United Kingdom | +5 h | 14:00 | 09:00–12:00 |
| Paris · France | +6 h | 15:00 | 09:00–11:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | +6 h | 15:00 | 09:00–11:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | +8 h | 17:00 | None |
| Delhi · India | +9:30 h | 18:30 | None |
| Singapore · Singapore | +12 h | 21:00 | None |
| Beijing · China | +12 h | 21:00 | None |
Shared office hours are shown in Santo Domingo time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Cities near Santo Domingo
The closest places to Santo Domingo among the cities we track, measured in a straight line from the city centre. Some of them keep a different clock, so check the time difference before crossing a border or booking a call.
| City | Distance | Time difference |
|---|---|---|
| Caracas · Venezuela | 950 km (590 mi) south | Same time |
| Miami · United States | 1,330 km (830 mi) northwest | −1 h / Same time |
| Havana · Cuba | 1,390 km (860 mi) northwest | −1 h / Same time |
| Panama City · Panama | 1,480 km (920 mi) southwest | −1 h |
| Medellín · Colombia | 1,490 km (930 mi) southwest | −1 h |
| Bogotá · Colombia | 1,600 km (990 mi) south | −1 h |
| Atlanta · United States | 2,220 km (1,380 mi) northwest | −1 h / Same time |
| Quito · Ecuador | 2,280 km (1,410 mi) southwest | −1 h |
Distances are great-circle distances. A plus sign means the other city is ahead of Santo Domingo.
Clock time vs. sun time in Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo's standard offset, UTC -04:00, is based on the 60° W meridian; the city itself lies at 69.93° W, 9.9° west of it. In standard time its clocks run about 40 min ahead of the sun. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls between 12:24 (around 29 October) and 12:55 (around 5 February) on the clock. Mornings stay dark later and evenings stay light longer than the clock suggests.
How dates and times are written in Santo Domingo
- Short date
- 22/10/2026 · DD/MM/YYYY
- Long date
- 22 de octubre de 2026
- Time
- 3:30 p. m. · 12-hour clock
- Week starts on
- Sunday
Examples show 22 October 2026 at 15:30 using the Unicode CLDR conventions for es-DO, Dominican Republic's most common locale. Businesses and English-language sources may use other formats.
Clock changes in Santo Domingo
Since 1970, Santo Domingo has gone through 4 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 5 of 57 years. Since 2001 it has stayed on UTC -04:00 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Santo Domingo stays on UTC -04:00 all year.
Time zone history since 1970 (4 periods)
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1973 | UTC -05:00, DST UTC -04:30 | Daylight saving dates varied from year to year |
| 1974–1999 | UTC -04:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 2000 | UTC -05:00, DST UTC -04:00 | Forward on the first Sunday in December, back on the last Sunday in October |
| 2001–2026 | UTC -04:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Daylight in Santo Domingo through the year
The longest day in Santo Domingo is 21 June with 13h 14m of daylight; the shortest is 22 December with 11h 1m. Day length swings by 2 h 13 min over the year. The earliest sunrise is at 06:03 on 2 June and the latest sunset at 19:21 on 28 June — not on the solstice itself, because solar noon drifts through the year.
Daily sunrise, sunset and twilight times for Santo Domingo →
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Santo Domingo in?
Santo Domingo uses the America/Santo_Domingo time zone (AST): UTC -04:00 all year round.
Does Santo Domingo observe daylight saving time?
No. Santo Domingo does not currently change its clocks; it last observed daylight saving time in 2000.
When is the longest day of the year in Santo Domingo?
Around 21 June, with 13h 14m of daylight. The shortest day is around 22 December, with 11h 1m.
What is the dialing code for Santo Domingo?
To call Santo Domingo from abroad, dial your international access code, then Dominican Republic's country code +1, then the local number without its leading trunk prefix.
What are normal working days in Santo Domingo?
The standard work week in Dominican Republic runs Monday to Friday, with the weekend on Saturday and Sunday. Keep this in mind when scheduling calls from countries with a different weekend.
Why is sunset so late in Santo Domingo?
Santo Domingo lies at 69.93° W, 9.9° west of the 60° W meridian its UTC -04:00 offset is based on, so its clocks run about 40 min ahead of the sun. Solar noon falls between 12:24 and 12:55 through the year instead of around 12:00, and the latest sunset is at 19:21 on 28 June.
What is the nearest city to Santo Domingo on a different time?
Of the 189 cities we track, the closest one keeping a different clock is Miami, United States, about 1,330 km (830 mi) to the northwest. It is 1 h behind Santo Domingo in January and the same time as it in July.
How are dates and times written in Santo Domingo?
Following the es-DO conventions in the Unicode CLDR, a short date is written DD/MM/YYYY (22/10/2026) and times usually use the 12-hour clock (3:30 p. m.). Calendars start the week on Sunday.
Explore more for Santo Domingo
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