Cartagena in numbers
- Coordinates
- 8.5405, -73.3673
- Country
- Colombia, South America
- Capital
- Bogotá — 444 km away
- Same name
- 48 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Cartagena, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia
This page shows local time in Cartagena, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia as of this moment, in the America/Bogota zone (−5).
Cartagena, Colombia
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Bogota
Local time in Cartagena
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Cartagena.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:42 AM Solar noon 11:40 AM Sunset 5:38 PM Daylight 11 h 56 min Night 12 h 04 min Civil twilight 5:21 AM – 5:59 PM
Weather in Cartagena right now
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Cartagena and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 130001
- 130002
- 130003
- 130004
- 130005
- 130006
- 130007
- 130008
- 130009
- 130010
- 130011
- 130012
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Norte de Santander Department
- Cucuta 777 106
- Ocana 101 158
- Villa Del Rosario 64 951
- Los Patios 58 661
- Pamplona 53 587
- El Zulia 26 019
Other places named Cartagena
- Cartagena Bolívar, Colombia
- Cartagena Murcia, Spain
- Cartagena Valparaiso, Chile
- Cartagena Western Visayas, Philippines
- Cartagena Lambayeque, Peru
Same time zone — America/Bogota
Nearby places
- Santa Cruz — 20.1 km
- Santa Cruz — 20.1 km
- Santa Rita — 20.2 km
- Piedra Gorda — 20.5 km
- Santa Rita — 20.7 km
- Cristales — 22.1 km
Time and daylight in Cartagena
Cartagena is covered by 12 postal codes.
Cartagena runs its day on America/Bogota, which is offset UTC−5. Seasonal time adjustment: No.
Today in Cartagena the sun appears at 5:42 AM and sets again at 5:38 PM. Daylight holds for 11 h 56 min.
The time you see for Cartagena is also correct for Santa Cruz and Santa Cruz.
Questions and answers
- Is America/Bogota the time zone for Cartagena?
- Yes, America/Bogota is the time zone for Cartagena, with an offset of −5.
- Does the local time in Cartagena change with daylight saving?
- No.
- When is the sun up in Cartagena?
- The sun comes up at 5:42 AM.