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America/Caracas

America/Caracas is the IANA time zone for Venezuela.

UTC−04:00

Tue, Sep 29 UTC−4 VET

Offsets and daylight saving time

Standard offset
UTC−04:00
Rule
No daylight saving time: UTC−4 all year.

No clock changes are scheduled in the next three years.

Names

Generic name
Venezuela Time
Abbreviation
VET
Long name
Venezuela Time

Use it in code

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'America/Caracas' })

# Python
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
ZoneInfo('America/Caracas')

-- PostgreSQL
SELECT now() AT TIME ZONE 'America/Caracas';

Cities in America/Caracas

Also in this zone: Ciudad Guayana, Barcelona, Maturín, Maracay, Ciudad Bolívar, Cumaná, Barinas, Puerto La Cruz, Petare, Cabimas, Turmero, Mérida, San Cristóbal, Alto Barinas.

Offset history since 1970

  • 1970–2006: UTC−4
  • 2007: UTC−4:30 and UTC−4 during the year
  • 2008–2015: UTC−4:30
  • 2016: UTC−4:30 and UTC−4 during the year
  • 2017–2026: UTC−4

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