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TheTime Mag

Time in Lima

The exact local hour in Lima, Peru — synchronised to your browser, refreshed every second, and adjusted automatically for daylight saving time.

23:37:00
Tuesday Tuesday, 28 April 2026 Zone America/Lima Offset UTC−5 DST not observed

Today's hours of daylight

Lima sits at -12.0464° S, 77.0428° W. From this position the sun follows the schedule below today. Times are computed using the standard NOAA solar position algorithm and reflect the apparent horizon, not civil convention.

Civil dawn05:53First light, sun 6° below horizon
Sunrise06:15 (6:15 AM)Top edge of the sun crosses horizon
Solar noon12:06Sun at its highest point
Sunset17:57 (5:57 PM)Top edge of the sun crosses horizon
Civil dusk18:19Last usable light
Day length11h 42mFrom sunrise to sunset

Time zone & daylight saving

Lima is in the America/Lima zone of the IANA Time Zone Database. The current UTC offset is UTC−5.

Lima does not observe daylight saving time. The offset stays at UTC−5 year-round, which makes scheduling international meetings simpler — there are no twice-yearly clock changes to track.

Lima compared to major world hubs

If you are coordinating across borders, this table shows the current time in major hub cities relative to Lima, with the great-circle distance from Lima for context.

CityTime nowDifferenceDistance
London 05:37 +6h 10,170 km · 6,319 mi
New York 00:37 +1h 5,875 km · 3,651 mi
Tokyo 13:37 +14h 15,495 km · 9,628 mi
Dubai 08:37 +9h 14,811 km · 9,203 mi
Sydney 14:37 +15h 12,800 km · 7,954 mi
Los Angeles 21:37 −2h 6,725 km · 4,179 mi

About Lima

CountryPeru
Population11,045,000
Latitude / Longitude-12.0464, -77.0428
IANA time zoneAmerica/Lima
UTC offsetUTC−5
Country calling code+51
CurrencyPEN

Other cities in America/Lima

These cities share Lima's exact time zone — useful when you need a same-clock alternative.

Cities one hour from Lima

If you are scheduling a call or planning travel across a single time-zone hop, these are the major cities sitting just before or after Lima on the world clock.