Managua is located in Nicaragua and uses the America/Managua timezone, currently CST (GMT-6) from UTC. Managua does not observe daylight saving time. Sunrise is at 05:15 and sunset at 17:44 local time. The coordinates of Managua are 12.14°N, 86.25°W.

Today Managua gets 12 hours 29 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 11:30, about 30 minutes before clock noon.

Right now Managua shares its CST (GMT-6) offset with Denver, Calgary, Edmonton, Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Best time to call Managua from…

From	Gap	Call at (Managua time)
🇺🇸 Indianapolis	+2h	09:00–15:00
🇺🇸 Nashville	+1h	09:00–16:00
🇲🇽 Cancún	+1h	09:00–16:00
🇭🇳 Tegucigalpa	same time	09:00–17:00
🇬🇧 London	+6h	09:00–11:00
🇺🇸 New York	+2h	09:00–15:00
🇸🇬 Singapore	+14h	18:00–18:00 (early or late for one side)
🇦🇪 Dubai	+10h	07:00–10:00 (early or late for one side)

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Managua in?›

Managua is in the America/Managua timezone, currently CST (GMT-6).

Does Managua observe daylight saving time?›

No. Managua does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset is always GMT-6.

What is the UTC offset for Managua?›

Managua is currently GMT-6 from UTC (CST (GMT-6)).

Is Managua ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Managua is 6 hours behind London and 2 hours behind New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Managua in UTC?›

09:00 in Managua is 15:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT-6 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Managua today?›

Today the sun rises in Managua at 05:15 and sets at 17:44 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 25 October 2026.