Current Time in Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
4:37:25 AM
04:37:25
CET (Central European Time) · UTC+01:00
Europe/Madrid
Time zone details
Cartagena is currently on standard time; daylight saving time is observed in 2026
Daylight in Cartagena
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Spain
- Administrative area
- Murcia
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- Euro (EUR)
Practical
- Country languages
- Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Basque, Occitan
- Dialing code
- +34
- Population
- 213,943
- Elevation
- Approximately 1 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 37° 36' N / 0° 59' W
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Cartagena follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Madrid
Popular conversions (current offsets)
All times shown relative to Cartagena local time
Clock changes in Cartagena
2:00 AM CET3:00 AM CEST
Clocks move forward 1 hour
2026
past
Daylight saving time starts
2:00 AM CET3:00 AM CEST
Clocks move forward 1 hour
past
Daylight saving time ends
3:00 AM CEST2:00 AM CET
Clocks move back 1 hour
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 10 hr 48 min2 min 12 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Tuesday, October 27, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 10 hr 48 min2 min 12 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (39.5° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- Full Moon (98% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- Full Moon — Monday, October 26, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- Third Quarter — Sunday, November 1, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 hr 48 min | 2 min 12 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 45 min | 2 min 11 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 43 min | 2 min 10 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 41 min | 2 min 10 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 39 min | 2 min 8 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 37 min | 2 min 7 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 35 min | 2 min 7 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Plan around Cartagena
Upcoming public holidays in Murcia Region
- All Saints' Day
- Día de la Constitución Española
- Día de la Constitución Española (substitute day)
Nearby scheduled airports for Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
Region of Murcia International AirportRMULarge airport · Serves Corvera25.1 km north-northwest
Source: OurAirports record · RMU / LEMI
About 25.1 km (15.6 mi) north-northwest of Cartagena
Scheduled airline service in source data
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández AirportALCLarge airport · Serves Alicante84.1 km north-northeast
Source: OurAirports record · ALC / LEAL
About 84.1 km (52.3 mi) north-northeast of Cartagena
Scheduled airline service in source data
Almería AirportLEIMedium airport · Serves Almería149 km southwest
Source: OurAirports record · LEI / LEAM
About 149 km (92.5 mi) southwest of Cartagena
Scheduled airline service in source data
Nearby places
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Cartagena in?
- Cartagena uses Central European Time (CET, UTC+1) in winter and Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2) in summer. Its IANA time zone is Europe/Madrid.
- When is the next clock change in Cartagena?
- Clocks in Cartagena move forward 1 hour on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 2:00 AM, changing from CET (UTC+01:00) to CEST (UTC+02:00)
- Does Cartagena observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Cartagena observes daylight saving time: CEST (UTC+2) in summer and CET (UTC+1) in winter.
- What is the UTC offset of Cartagena?
- Cartagena is UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer