Current time in Aruba
Local time in Aruba
The time in Aruba is 4 hours behind UTC and 5 hours behind Amsterdam. The timezone in Aruba is Atlantic Standard Time (AST). Aruba is not using Daylight Saving Time (DST) but used to in the past. The last DST transition was in 1945.
Details for the time in Aruba
| Current time | 7:08 a.m.
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| Time zone | Atlantic Standard Time (AST) |
| IANA time zone | America/Aruba |
| Your time difference | 5 hours behind Amsterdam |
| UTC time difference | UTC-4 4 hours behind UTC |
Aruba Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Aruba is not using Daylight Saving Time.
Aruba
Aruba uses use Atlantic Standard Time AST. AST is UTC -0400. Aruba's latitude and longitude is 12° 30' N and 69° 58' W. Therefore the 4 hours offset to UTC is not surprising. Because of its location not far north of the equator Aruba has no need for daylight savings time. Aruba is part of the Kingdom of the Netherland. Notice that even a kingdom as small as the Netherlands can have a need for multiple time zones.
Important cities in Aruba
The current time in some important cities in Aruba is shown below.
Time in Aruba