Dominican Republic time now, live flip clock
The Dominican Republic runs on a single time zone, AST, UTC-4, and its clocks do not change. The clock above shows Dominican time live, in 24-hour format by default, with seconds.
Time zone in the Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo, Santiago, San Pedro de Macorís, La Romana, Puerto Plata and Punta Cana all share one clock.
- AST, UTC-4
- Not observed
- Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, Santo Domingo Oeste, Santo Domingo Este
How many hours ahead or behind Santo Domingo
On 7 October 2026, New York is on the same time as Santo Domingo.
| City | Difference from Santo Domingo |
|---|---|
| New York | Same time |
| Puerto Rico | Same time |
| Port-au-Prince | Same time |
| Madrid | 6 hours ahead |
| Kolkata | 9 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Your time zone | Detected after this page loads |
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How the Dominican Republic keeps its time
- The country's exact time
- INDOCAL
- INDOCAL, the Instituto Dominicano para la Calidad, is the national authority for standards and measurement. It runs a time server for the exact time of the Dominican Republic. Its setup guide says San Juan, La Paz and Georgetown share the country's time zone.
- Dominican, not Dominica
- DO
- Dominican time on this page means the Dominican Republic. Dominica is a different country, with its own country code. Its clocks still show the same time, on the zone it shares with Puerto Rico.
- One island, two clocks
- 1 h
- The Dominican Republic holds the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola. Haiti holds the western third. Haiti changes its clocks, and its neighbour does not. So the two show the same time from March to November. In winter, Port-au-Prince is 1 hour behind Santo Domingo.
- A clock change that lasted a month
- 0
- Under President Hipólito Mejía, the government set the clocks back an hour to follow US Eastern time. About a month later, the clocks went forward again. The government admitted the error. The Dominican Republic has kept the same time since.
Questions about time in the Dominican Republic
What time zone is the Dominican Republic in?
The whole Dominican Republic keeps one time zone, AST, UTC-4. Santo Domingo, Santiago, Puerto Plata and Punta Cana all show the same time. The clocks do not change during the year. INDOCAL, the national standards body, runs a time server for the country's exact time.
Can I see Dominican time in 24-hour format?
Yes. The clock at the top of this page shows Dominican time in 24-hour format by default, with seconds. The 12 / 24H button under it switches between 12-hour and 24-hour time. The site keeps that choice for your next visit. Fullscreen fills the screen with the clock, and Hide Seconds leaves only hours and minutes.
Does the Dominican Republic have daylight saving time?
No. The Dominican Republic keeps AST, UTC-4 all year round. Its last clock change came under President Hipólito Mejía. The government reversed it after about a month. New York, Haiti and Spain do change their clocks. So the gap with them still moves twice a year.
Is the Dominican Republic on the same time as New York?
From March to November, yes. New York's summer time then matches Santo Domingo's clock. In winter, New York is 1 hour behind Santo Domingo. Miami and New Jersey keep New York's time. The United States is the main home of Dominicans abroad, and New York is the state with the most.
What is the time difference between the Dominican Republic and Spain?
Madrid is 5 hours ahead of Santo Domingo during the Spanish winter. Spain moves its clocks forward for summer, and the gap then grows by an hour. Noon in Santo Domingo is late afternoon in Madrid in winter, and early evening in summer. Madrid has more Dominican residents than anywhere else in Spain.
What is the time difference between the Dominican Republic and India?
India is 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of the Dominican Republic, and that gap holds all year. Neither country changes its clocks. A call at bedtime in Santo Domingo reaches Delhi and Mumbai the next morning. Because the gap stays fixed, a call time agreed once works in every season.
Time zone names for developers
| IANA zone | Standard time | Daylight saving time |
|---|---|---|
| America/Santo_Domingo | AST, UTC-4 | No |
Sources
We checked each fact on this page against these sources on 1 October 2026. Times, offsets and clock changes come from the time zone database.