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Lima does not change its clocks
No clock change
Lima
- UTC offset now
- -5 hours
- Current local time
- 21:01
- Time zone name
- -05
- Compared with New York (Eastern Time)
- 1 hours behind
Lima does not change its clocks in 2026. Its last recorded offset change was Friday, April 1, 1994. Published rules can change if a government changes the law.
Clock changes in 2026
- Where this time zone is used
- Peru
- Local calendar date
- Saturday, September 19, 2026
- Clock-change history
- Friday, April 1, 1994 at 04:00 UTC
- Planning a call
- Compare Lima with your own time zone using the converter below. The difference shown is for now; select the actual date in the converter for a future appointment.
- Recorded change: April 1, 1994
- Lima moved from UTC-04:00 to UTC-05:00. The recorded change was at 04:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: January 1, 1994
- Lima moved from UTC-05:00 to UTC-04:00. The recorded change was at 05:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: April 1, 1990
- Lima moved from UTC-04:00 to UTC-05:00. The recorded change was at 04:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: January 1, 1990
- Lima moved from UTC-05:00 to UTC-04:00. The recorded change was at 05:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: April 1, 1987
- Lima moved from UTC-04:00 to UTC-05:00. The recorded change was at 04:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: January 1, 1987
- Lima moved from UTC-05:00 to UTC-04:00. The recorded change was at 05:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Plan a call: January 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Lima, it is 9:00 AM on January 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Lima is on the same clock time on this date.
- Plan a call: April 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Lima, it is 10:00 AM on April 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Lima is 1 hours behind on this date.
- Plan a call: July 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Lima, it is 10:00 AM on July 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Lima is 1 hours behind on this date.
- Plan a call: October 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Lima, it is 10:00 AM on October 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Lima is 1 hours behind on this date.