Current Time in Cárdenas, Matanzas, Cuba
12:53:21 AM
00:53:21
CDT (Cuba Daylight Time) · UTC−04:00
America/Havana
Time zone details
Cárdenas is observing daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Cárdenas
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Cuba
- Administrative area
- Matanzas Province
- District
- Municipio de Cárdenas
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- Cuban Peso (CUP)
Practical
- Country languages
- Spanish, Papiamento
- Dialing code
- +53
- Population
- 98,515
- Elevation
- Approximately 9 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 23° 02' N / 81° 12' W
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Cárdenas follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Havana
Popular conversions (current offsets)
All times shown relative to Cárdenas local time
Clock changes in Cárdenas
1:00 AM CDT12:00 AM CST
Clocks move back 1 hour
2026
past
Daylight saving time starts
12:00 AM CST1:00 AM CDT
Clocks move forward 1 hour
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 11 hr 02 min57 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Sunday, November 15, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 11 hr 02 min57 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (48.4° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- First Quarter (33% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- New Moon — Monday, November 9, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- First Quarter — Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 hr 02 min | 57 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 11 hr 01 min | 56 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 11 hr 00 min | 55 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 59 min | 54 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 58 min | 53 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 57 min | 52 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 57 min | 50 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Plan around Cárdenas
Upcoming national public holidays in Cuba
- Christmas Day
- Triumph of the Revolution
- Victory of Armed Forces Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Cárdenas, Matanzas, Cuba
Juan Gualberto Gomez International AirportVRALarge airport · Serves Matanzas23.5 km west
Source: OurAirports record · VRA / MUVR
About 23.5 km (14.6 mi) west of Cárdenas
Scheduled airline service in source data
José Martí International AirportHAVLarge airport · Serves Havana123 km west
Source: OurAirports record · HAV / MUHA
About 123 km (76.6 mi) west of Cárdenas
Scheduled airline service in source data
Jaime Gonzalez AirportCFGMedium airport · Serves Cienfuegos128 km southeast
Source: OurAirports record · CFG / MUCF
About 128 km (79.4 mi) southeast of Cárdenas
Scheduled airline service in source data
Nearby places
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Cárdenas in?
- Cárdenas uses Cuba Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−4) most of the year and CST (UTC−5) for part of the year. Its IANA time zone is America/Havana.
- When is the next clock change in Cárdenas?
- Clocks in Cárdenas move backward 1 hour on Sunday, November 7, 2027 at 1:00 AM, changing from CDT (UTC−04:00) to CST (UTC−05:00)
- Does Cárdenas change its clocks during the year?
- Yes. Cárdenas uses CDT (UTC−4) most of the year and CST (UTC−5) for part of the year.
- What is the UTC offset of Cárdenas?
- Cárdenas is UTC−4 most of the year and UTC−5 for part of the year