Cartagena in numbers
- Coordinates
- 8.6883, -72.9141
- Country
- Colombia, South America
- Capital
- Bogotá — 471 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 answers what time it is in Cartagena, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia right now, in the America/Bogota zone (−5).
Cartagena, Colombia
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Bogota
Local time in Cartagena
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Cartagena keeps America/Bogota clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:40 AM Solar noon 11:38 AM Sunset 5:36 PM Daylight 11 h 55 min Night 12 h 05 min Civil twilight 5:19 AM – 5:57 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 Inés — 17.8 km
- San Martín — 18.4 km
- Puente Los Patos — 18.6 km
- El Encanto — 18.8 km
- Santa Celina — 19.3 km
- Santa Helena — 19.3 km
Time and daylight in Cartagena
The hour in Cartagena is the hour in Santa Inés and San Martín as well.
A total of 12 postal codes belong to Cartagena.
The clock in Cartagena is set to America/Bogota, offset UTC−5. Daylight saving time in use: No.
Morning light reaches Cartagena at 5:40 AM, and the sun sets at 5:36 PM. Daylight lasts a total of 11 h 55 min.
Questions and answers
- What time zone corresponds to Cartagena?
- America/Bogota corresponds to Cartagena and has an offset of −5.
- Does the time in Cartagena vary with the season?
- Daylight saving time in Cartagena: No.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Cartagena?
- Expect it at 5:36 PM.