Chancas in numbers
- Coordinates
- -6.9933, -78.3430
- Region
- Cajamarca Department
- Country
- Peru, South America
- Capital
- Lima — 581 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Chancas, Cajamarca Department, Peru
Watch the current local time in Chancas, Cajamarca Department, Peru, running on the America/Lima time zone (−5).
Chancas, Peru
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Lima
Local time in Chancas
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Chancas, Cajamarca Department.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:48 AM Solar noon 11:58 AM Sunset 6:08 PM Daylight 12 h 20 min Night 11 h 40 min Civil twilight 5:27 AM – 6:30 PM
Weather in Chancas right now
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Chancas and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01455
- 06235
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 Cajamarca Department
Other places named Chancas
Same time zone — America/Lima
Nearby places
- Chuchun — 18.9 km
- Sarín — 19.5 km
- Nuevo San José — 19.6 km
- Santa Úrsula — 19.8 km
- La Laguna de Santa Úrsula — 19.8 km
- Marcobamba — 20.2 km
About the time in Chancas
Time in Chancas applies without change in Chuchun and Sarín nearby.
2 codes make up the postal map of Chancas.
Chancas adheres to America/Lima, a UTC−5 offset. Daylight saving time observed: No.
First light in Chancas comes at 5:48 AM today; darkness returns after 6:08 PM. The day gives 12 h 20 min of light.
Questions and answers
- What is the correct time zone for Chancas?
- The correct time zone for Chancas is America/Lima, with an offset of −5.
- Is the offset in Chancas changed for daylight saving?
- No.
- When does the sun go down in Chancas?
- Sunset in Chancas is at 6:08 PM.