Time in Buenos Aires vs Santa Cruz
Buenos Aires keeps UTC−3 (UTC−3) and Santa Cruz keeps PST (UTC+8) today. Santa Cruz is 11 hours ahead of Buenos Aires; the rows below read both clocks live.
The working day, side by side
The working days do not meet. there is no working-hour overlap with Santa Cruz — the nearest workable window is 06:00–07:00 your time (17:00 there).
| City | 00:00 in Buenos Aires | 01:00 in Buenos Aires | 02:00 in Buenos Aires | 03:00 in Buenos Aires | 04:00 in Buenos Aires | 05:00 in Buenos Aires | 06:00 in Buenos Aires | 07:00 in Buenos Aires | 08:00 in Buenos Aires | 09:00 in Buenos Aires | 10:00 in Buenos Aires | 11:00 in Buenos Aires | 12:00 in Buenos Aires | 13:00 in Buenos Aires | 14:00 in Buenos Aires | 15:00 in Buenos Aires | 16:00 in Buenos Aires | 17:00 in Buenos Aires | 18:00 in Buenos Aires | 19:00 in Buenos Aires | 20:00 in Buenos Aires | 21:00 in Buenos Aires | 22:00 in Buenos Aires | 23:00 in Buenos Aires |
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| Buenos Aires—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Santa Cruz—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
- Working hours
- Shoulder
- Night
- Overlap
Do more with Buenos Aires and Santa Cruz
Best hours to call
there is no working-hour overlap with Santa Cruz — the nearest workable window is 06:00–07:00 your time (17:00 there).
Where daylight saving pulls them apart
Neither Buenos Aires nor Santa Cruz changes its clocks, so the gap above holds all year.
Also useful
Common questions
How many hours ahead is Santa Cruz of Buenos Aires?
Santa Cruz is 11 hours ahead of Buenos Aires right now. The gap is not fixed: it moves whenever either side changes its clocks.
What is the best time to call between Buenos Aires and Santa Cruz?
There is no hour inside working hours in both cities. 06:00–07:00 your time (17:00 there) is the cheapest compromise, and one side is taking a shoulder hour.
Do Buenos Aires and Santa Cruz change clocks on the same date?
Neither city changes its clocks, so the gap between them never moves.