The Current Local Date and Time in Vallenar, Chile (CL)
Time Zone America/Santiago
03:46:59
Local Time Date and Timezone
Where is Vallenar? (Chile, CL)
Vallenar is a city located in Chile (CL).
Latitude -28.57617 Longitude -70.75938
Vallenar location on the Chile (CL) map
Information about Vallenar
- City: Vallenar
- Country: Chile (CL)
- Latitude: -28.57617
- Longitude: -70.75938
- Time Zone: America/Santiago
Time zone and UTC offset ofVallenar
Vallenar, 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
- Vallenar is 4 hours behind London
- Vallenar is 1 hour ahead of New York
- Vallenar is 4 hours ahead of Los Angeles
- Vallenar is 7 hours behind Dubai
- Vallenar is 12 hours behind Tokyo
- Vallenar is 14 hours behind Sydney
Frequently asked questions about time inVallenar
What time zone is Vallenar in?
Vallenar, Chile is in the America/Santiago time zone (currently UTC-3).
Does Vallenar observe daylight saving time?
Yes, the clocks change during the year in this time zone.
What is the time difference between Vallenar and New York?
Vallenar 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 Vallenar?
Vallenar is located at latitude -28.57617 and longitude -70.75938.
Sunrise, sunset and moon phase inVallenar today
Astronomical data for October 16, 2026 in Vallenar, calculated for the America/Santiago time zone. All times are local.
Sun
- Sunrise: 07:05
- Solar noon: 13:29
- Sunset: 19:53
- Length of day: 12 h 47 min
Moon
- Moon phase: Waxing Crescent
- Illumination: 28%
- Moon age: about 5.3 days
- Moonrise: 10:59
- Moonset: 00:51
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City of Vallenar
Vallenar is a city and commune in Atacama Region, Chile. It is the capital of the Huasco Province and is located in the valley of the Huasco River. Vallenar has 52,000 inhabitants. Its main activities are farming and mining. It was founded as San Ambrosio de Ballenary by Ambrose O'Higgins in 1789, after his birthplace in Ballynary in County Sligo, Ireland. With its founding Vallenar displaced Santa Rosa, now Freirina, as the main settlement of the Huasco Valley.
In 1922 a large earthquake devastated the city, destroying much of its older architecture.
Since the 1950s the city has been a service hub for iron mining in Chile with the city experiencing a significant economic upswing in the 1960s with the opening of the mine of El Algarrobo. Other iron mines near Los Colorados and HuantemΓ©, but the wider Huasco basin hosts also mineral deposits of copper and gold.
The city lies next to the north-south Chile Route 5 highway which crosses through Huasco Bridge the river. The city lies downstream Santa Juana Dam built in the 1990s, and provides access to the inland commune of Alto del Carmen. Llanos de Challe National Park is located 60 km (37 mi) northwest of the city of Vallenar.
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