TIMES AND DATE
Local time and DST (Daylight Saving Time)
Continental Chile standard time corresponds to the time zone UTC-04:00
(Universal Time Coordinate, formerly Greenwich Mean Time).
The daylight saving time (DST) runs one hour forward (UTC-03:00) between
the second Sunday of October and the second Sunday of March.
That is, during standard time ( March to October ) Chile runs 2 hours
later than US Eastern Time ( DST - New York, Miami, Washington DC - ),
during summer time ( DST ) Chile has the same time as US Eastern Time (
EST ).
Insular Chile ( Easter Island ) is in the UTC-06:00 time zone, and
during summer it is in the UTC-05:00 time zone.
Chile uses the 24-hour time format and the European date format (day,
month, year).
Local holidays
The holidays are on the following dates :
| January 1st |
New Year |
| Movable ( March or April ) |
Good Friday |
| May 1 |
Labor Day |
| May 21 |
Glories of the Navy |
| Movable ( June ) |
Corpus Christi |
| June 29 |
Saint Peter and Saint Paul |
| August 15 |
Ascension of Virgin Mary |
| 1st Monday of September |
Day of the National Reconciliation |
| September 18 |
Independence Day |
| September 19 |
Glories of the Army |
| October 12 |
Discovery of America |
| November 1 |
All Hallows |
| December 8 |
Immaculate Conception |
| December 25 |
Christmas |
In general, shopping centers,
dining places, shows and public transportation function on holidays,
except on May 1st, when they function only partially.
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