Geographic position of Cartagena

Cartagena is located in the Northern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere. Its coordinates are 10.3982° N, 75.4933° W.

Cartagena lies in the tropical latitude zone. This latitude affects daylight length, seasonal variation and how local solar time compares with standard clock time.

Antipode of Cartagena

The point on Earth exactly opposite Cartagena is near Sukabumi - when it's noon in Cartagena, it's close to midnight there.

Golden Hour & Blue Hour in Cartagena

Approximate times based on sunrise/sunset. Actual golden hour quality varies with weather and season.

Current Season in Cartagena

Cartagena is currently in Autumn. Autumn begins around September 22, which is 5 days from now.

Because Cartagena is in the Northern Hemisphere, its seasons run opposite to cities in the other hemisphere. When it is autumn here, places on the other side of the equator are experiencing the opposite season at the same time.

Longest & Shortest Day in Cartagena

In Cartagena, the longest day of the year falls around June 21 and lasts about 12h 44m. The shortest day falls around December 21 and lasts about 11h 31m, a difference of roughly 1h 13m between the two.

This seasonal swing depends on Cartagena's latitude: cities closer to the equator see little variation in daylight throughout the year, while cities farther from it, like Cartagena at 10.40° N, experience a much wider gap between summer and winter daylight.

Population Ranking of Cartagena

With a population of 914,552, Cartagena ranks as the 5th most populous city in Colombia, out of 317 cities tracked on this site.

Daylight saving time in Cartagena

Cartagena uses the IANA time zone identifier America/Bogota. The current local offset is UTC-5 / -05.

Cartagena does not observe daylight saving time in 2026. The UTC offset remains stable throughout the year.

Best Time to Call Cartagena

Business hours in Cartagena (9 AM-5 PM local time) fall at these local times elsewhere:

• New York: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM ( Convenient)
• Los Angeles: 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM ( Partial overlap)
• London: 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM ( Partial overlap)
• Dubai: 6:00 PM - 2:00 AM (next day) ( Partial overlap)
• Mumbai: 7:30 PM - 3:30 AM (next day) ( Partial overlap)
• Tokyo: 11:00 PM - 7:00 AM (next day) ( Outside normal hours)
• Sydney: 12:00 AM (next day) - 8:00 AM (next day) ( Outside normal hours)

Times shown reflect current UTC offsets and may shift by up to an hour around daylight saving transitions.

Time now in other cities in Colombia

Public Holidays Affecting Cartagena

Official national holiday observed in Colombia.

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