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The Current Local Date and Time in Huasco, Chile (CL)

Time Zone America/Santiago

05:26:08

Local Time Date and Timezone

Where is Huasco? (Chile, CL)

Huasco is a city located in Chile (CL).
Latitude -28.46599 Longitude -71.22276

Huasco location on the Chile (CL) map

Information about Huasco

City: Huasco
Country: Chile (CL)
Latitude: -28.46599
Longitude: -71.22276
Time Zone: America/Santiago

Time zone and UTC offset ofHuasco

Huasco, Chile is in the America/Santiago time zone, which is currently UTC-3. This time zone observes daylight saving time (currently in effect). The next clock change is on April 3, 2027.

Current time difference with other cities

Huasco is 4 hours behind London
Huasco is 1 hour ahead of New York
Huasco is 4 hours ahead of Los Angeles
Huasco is 7 hours behind Dubai
Huasco is 12 hours behind Tokyo
Huasco is 14 hours behind Sydney

Frequently asked questions about time inHuasco

What time zone is Huasco in?

Huasco, Chile is in the America/Santiago time zone (currently UTC-3).

Does Huasco observe daylight saving time?

Yes, the clocks change during the year in this time zone.

What is the time difference between Huasco and New York?

Huasco is 1 hour ahead of New York (the difference can change when either place switches to or from daylight saving time).

What are the coordinates of Huasco?

Huasco is located at latitude -28.46599 and longitude -71.22276.

Sunrise, sunset and moon phase inHuasco today

Astronomical data for October 16, 2026 in Huasco, calculated for the America/Santiago time zone. All times are local.

Sun

Sunrise: 07:07
Solar noon: 13:30
Sunset: 19:54
Length of day: 12 h 47 min

Moon

Moon phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 29%
Moon age: about 5.3 days
Moonrise: 11:01
Moonset: 00:52

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City of Huasco

Huasco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈwasko]) is a Chilean city and commune, in the Huasco Province, Atacama Region. It is the central town of a mining district dominated by medium-scale mining. The port city of Huasco is located 50 km west of Vallenar and close to the town of Huasco Bajo, which lies on the southern bank of the Huasco River and only a few kilometers from its mouth. The coastal route between Huasco Bajo and Carrizal Bajo provides one of the two accesses to Llanos de Challe National Park. To the south the city lies near the former island of Guacolda which was joined to the continent and developed as part of an area of heavy industry hosting a thermoelectic power plant, the mineral processing plant Planta de Pellets and a deep water port. In the 17th century the port was raided twice by English pirates; first by Bartholomew Sharp in 1680 and then by Edward Davis in 1686. During the Chilean War of Independence the bay was visited twice by Royalist ships while under the control of the Patriots, first in 1813 and then in 1817 but Huasco was spared from combat. Huasco saw significant economic development in the 19th century. Albeit the port and settlement of Huasco existed since centuries, it was officially established in 1850. The port was used between 1851 and 1873 to ship copper ore, copper regulus, alpaca wool and hides round Cape Horn to Swansea, Glamorgan and Wales. A new large pier was inaugurated in 1886 and in 1892 a railroad to the inland town of Vallenar was opened. Today, Huasco has two ports; the general port of Las Losas and the mining ports of Guacolda I and II. Together these ports stand for 7.5% of the annual tonnage of Chile's external trade as of 2024. Huasco gets its name from the river of the same name. The etymology of Huasco is uncertain, it is often suggested the word is of Quechua origin but proposals for its meaning differ more for example "gold river", "cold river", "ravine" or "mudflow".
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