Cárdenas in numbers
- Coordinates
- 11.1964, -85.5089
- Population
- 1 204
- Region
- Rivas Department
- Country
- Nicaragua, North America
- Capital
- Managua — 132 km away
- Same name
- 19 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Cárdenas, Rivas Department, Nicaragua
Read off the current local time in Cárdenas, Rivas Department, Nicaragua, which belongs to the America/Managua zone (−6).
Cárdenas, Nicaragua
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Managua
Local time in Cárdenas
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Cárdenas, Rivas Department.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:37 AM Solar noon 11:27 AM Sunset 5:17 PM Daylight 11 h 40 min Night 12 h 20 min Civil twilight 5:15 AM – 5:39 PM
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Cárdenas and its neighbours
Largest cities in Rivas Department
- Rivas 30 000
- San Marcos 23 347
- San Juan Del Sur 7 790
- San Jorge 7 158
- Belén 5 415
- Potosí 5 222
Other places named Cárdenas
- Cardenas Matanzas Province, Cuba
- Cardenas Tabasco, Mexico
- Cardenas San Luis Potosí, Mexico
- Cardenas Guanajuato, Mexico
- Cardenas La Rioja, Spain
Same time zone — America/Managua
- Managua Nicaragua
Nearby places
- Las Mercedes — 1.2 km
- La Palma — 3.2 km
- El Sábalo — 6.0 km
- Unión Vieja — 6.9 km
- Las Cañitas — 8.2 km
- El Triunfo — 10.2 km
Time and daylight in Cárdenas
The zone that governs Cárdenas is America/Managua at UTC−6. Whether the clocks move seasonally: No.
Cárdenas sees the sun rise at 5:37 AM and set at 5:17 PM today. Daylight runs for 11 h 40 min.
If you are looking near Cárdenas, both Las Mercedes and La Palma keep the same time.
Questions and answers
- Do you know which time zone Cárdenas uses?
- Cárdenas uses the America/Managua time zone, with an offset of −6.
- Does Cárdenas take part in daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Cárdenas: No.
- Can you tell me the sunset time in Cárdenas?
- In Cárdenas the sun sets at 5:17 PM.