Time in Argentina
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Argentina is located at a longitude that would naturally put it in the UTC−04:00 or UTC−05:00 time zone; however, it actually uses the UTC−03:00 time zone. Argentina determines whether to change clocks in observation of daylight saving time on a year-by-year basis, and individual provinces may opt out of the federal decision. At present, Argentina does not change clocks.[citation needed]
The Argentine Hydrographic Service maintains the official national time.
History
The first official standardization of time in Argentina took place on 31 October 1894, with establishment of UTC−04:00 as the nation's standard time. From 1920 to 1969, the official time switched biannually between UTC−04:00 as standard time in winter and UTC−03:00 as daylight saving time in summer. From 1974 to 1993, clocks advanced again, such that the official time switched biannually between UTC−03:00 as winter DST and UTC−02:00 as summer double DST. In 1993, the national time was fixed at UTC−03:00, called Argentina Time (ART; Spanish: hora oficial argentina, HOA). In 2007 and 2008, biannual switching between UTC−3:00 (winter DST) and UTC−2:00 (summer DST) resumed; in 2009, this was replaced again with year-round UTC−3:00 (permanent DST).
IANA time zone database
In the file zone.tab of the IANA time zone database Argentina has the following zones:
| C.c.* | Coordinates* | TZ* | Comments* | UTC offset | UTC offset DST | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR | −3436 | America | Buenos Aires (BA, CF) | −03:00 | −03:00 |  |
| AR | −3124 | America | most areas: CB, CC, CN, ER, FM, MN, SE, SF | −03:00 | −03:00 |  |
| AR | −2447 | America | Salta (SA, LP, NQ, RN) | −03:00 | −03:00 |  |
| AR | −2411 | America | Jujuy (JY) | −03:00 | −03:00 |  |
| AR | −2649 | America | Tucumán (TM) | −03:00 | −03:00 |  |
| AR | −2828 | America | Catamarca (CT), Chubut (CH) | −03:00 | −03:00 |  |
| AR | −2926 | America | La Rioja (LR) | −03:00 | −03:00 |  |
| AR | −3132 | America | San Juan (SJ) | −03:00 | −03:00 |  |
| AR | −3253 | America | Mendoza (MZ) | −03:00 | −03:00 |  |
| AR | −3319 | America | San Luis (SL) | −03:00 | −03:00 |  |
| AR | −5138 | America | Santa Cruz (SC) | −03:00 | −03:00 |  |
| AR | −5448 | America | Tierra del Fuego (TF) | −03:00 | −03:00 |  |
Full History
| From the start of the day | Adopted time zone | Until the end of the day |
|---|---|---|
| 01-05-1920 | −4 | 30-11-1930 |
| 01-12-1930 | −3 | 31-03-1931 |
| 01-04-1931 | −4 | 14-10-1931 |
| 15-10-1931 | −3 | 29-02-1932 |
| 01-03-1932 | −4 | 31-10-1932 |
| 01-11-1932 | −3 | 29-02-1933 |
| 01-03-1933 | −4 | 31-10-1933 |
| 01-11-1933 | −3 | 28-02-1934 |
| 01-03-1934 | −4 | 31-10-1934 |
| 01-11-1934 | −3 | 28-02-1935 |
| 01-03-1935 | −4 | 31-10-1935 |
| 01-11-1935 | −3 | 29-02-1936 |
| 01-03-1936 | −4 | 31-10-1936 |
| 01-11-1936 | −3 | 28-02-1937 |
| 01-03-1937 | −4 | 31-10-1937 |
| 01-11-1937 | −3 | 28-02-1938 |
| 01-03-1938 | −4 | 31-10-1938 |
| 01-11-1938 | −3 | 28-02-1939 |
| 01-03-1939 | −4 | 31-10-1939 |
| 01-11-1939 | −3 | 29-02-1940 |
| 01-03-1940 | −4 | 30-06-1940 |
| 01-07-1940 | −3 | 14-06-1941 |
| 15-06-1941 | −4 | 14-10-1941 |
| 15-10-1941 | −3 | 31-07-1943 |
| 01-08-1943 | −4 | 14-10-1943 |
| 15-10-1943 | −3 | 28-02-1946 |
| 01-03-1946 | −4 | 30-09-1946 |
| 01-10-1946 | −3 | 30-09-1963 |
| 01-10-1963 | −4 | 14-12-1963 |
| 15-12-1963 | −3 | 29-02-1964 |
| 01-03-1964 | −4 | 14-10-1964 |
| 15-10-1964 | −3 | 28-02-1965 |
| 01-03-1965 | −4 | 14-10-1965 |
| 15-10-1965 | −3 | 28-02-1966 |
| 01-03-1966 | −4 | 14-10-1966 |
| 15-10-1966 | −3 | 01-04-1967 |
| 02-04-1967 | −4 | 30-09-1967 |
| 01-10-1967 | −3 | 06-04-1968 |
| 07-04-1968 | −4 | 05-10-1968 |
| 06-10-1968 | −3 | 05-04-1969 |
| 06-04-1969 | −4 | 04-10-1969 |
| 05-10-1969 | −3 | 22-01-1974 |
| 23-01-1974 | −2 | 30-04-1974 |
| 01-05-1974 | −3 | 30-11-1988 |
| 01-12-1988 | −2 | 04-03-1989 |
| 05-03-1989 | −3 | 14-10-1989 |
| 15-10-1989 | −2 | 03-03-1990 |
| 04-03-1990 | −3 | 20-10-1990 |
| 21-10-1990 | −2 | 02-03-1991 |
| 03-03-1991 | −3 | 19-10-1991 |
| 20-10-1991 | −2 | 29-02-1992 |
| 01-03-1992 | −3 | 17-10-1992 |
| 18-10-1992 | −2 | 06-03-1993 |
| 07-03-1993 | −3 | 29-12-2007 |
| 30-12-2007 | −2 | 15-03-2008 |
| 16-03-2008 | −3 | 18-10-2008 |
| 19-10-2008 | −2 | 14-03-2009 |
| 15-03-2009 | −3 | until the present |
Notes
References
- ↑ Hora Oficial Archived 2013-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "HORA DE VERANO PARA LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA". Archived from the original on 2003-08-03. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
- ↑ Time Changes in Buenos Aires Over the Years, 1925–1949. TimeAndDate.com.
- ↑ Time Changes in Buenos Aires Over the Years, 1970–1979. TimeAndDate.com.
- ↑ "Argentina Time – ART Time Zone".
- ↑ "Time zone names- Argentina Time". Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ↑ "El Gobierno no adelantará la hora oficial el próximo domingo". Actualidad (in Spanish). 16 October 2009. Archived from the original on 18 October 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ↑ "Hora Oficial y Frecuencia Patrón". Servicio de Hidrografía Naval. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- tz database – The tz database contains an extensive history of time zone and daylight saving time changes, with references to official sources for changes to time zones, for Argentina and the rest of the world.
External links
- (in Spanish) Husos Horarios Adoptados en la República Argentina - Servicio de Hidrografía Naval, Ministerio de Defensa