Current time in Peru

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Local time in Peru

The time in Peru is 5.0 hours behind UTC and 1.0 hour behind Ashburn. There is no daylightsaving in effect at the moment.

Details for the time in Peru

Current time	4:48 p.m.
Timezone	America/Lima (-05)
Olson timezone name	America/Lima
Time difference	1.0 hour behind Ashburn
	5.0 hours behind UTC

More about the time in Peru

Peru uses Peru Time PET. PET is UTC -0500. Peru's latitude and longitude is 10° 00' S and 76° 00' W. Therefore being five hours behind UTC is perfect for Peru. The country is close to the equator, because of this there is no need for daylight savings time. Peru has an interesting history, the sun and the stars were very important to the Inca’s. For example, there is a solar temple in Machu Picchu.

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Map of Peru