| Local time and DST (Daylight
Savings Time)
Chilean standard time corresponds to the time zone UTC-04:00 (Universal
Time Coordinate, formerly Greenwich Mean Time).
The daylight savings time (DST) stays one hour ahead (UTC-03:00)
between the second Saturday of October (changes at 12 PM) and the
second Saturday of March.
That is, during the summer (October to March) Chile is 2 hours ahead
of the US Eastern Time (New York, Miami, Washington DC), and during
standard time Chile has the same time as US Eastern DST.
Easter Island is in the UTC-06:00 time zone, and during summer it
is in the UTC-05:00 time zone.
For more information on time zones visit www.timeanddate.com.
24-hour time format is used in Chile.
i.e. 3:00 PM is 15:00.
Chiles uses the European date format (day, month, year)
i.e. November 19, 2005 is 19/11/2005
Local holidays
The holidays are on the following dates:
| January 1st |
New Year |
| March/April (variable) |
Good Friday |
| May 1 |
Labor Day |
| May 21 |
Glory of the Navy |
| June (variable) |
Corpus Christi |
| June 29 |
Saint Peter and Saint Paul |
| August 15 |
Ascension of the Virgin Mary |
| September 18 |
Independence Day |
| September 19 |
Glories of the Army |
| October 12 |
Columbus Day (Día de la Raza) |
| November 1 |
All Hallows |
| December 8 |
Immaculate Conception |
| December 25 |
Christmas Day |
In general, shopping centers, restaurants and cafes, entertainment
and public transportation function on holidays, except for May 1
where only some services remain open. Working
hours
| Offices |
Mon thru Fri |
9:00 to 6:00 pm |
| Banks |
Mon thru Fri |
9:00 to 2:00 pm |
| Shopping Malls |
Mon thru Sun |
11:00 to 9:00 / 10:00 pm |
| Stores & shops |
Mon thru Sat |
10:00 to 8:00 pm |
| Supermarkets |
Mon thru Sun |
8:30 to 10:00 /11:00 pm |
| Movies |
Mon thru Sun |
4:00pm, 7:00 & 10:00pm |
| Lunch time |
|
1:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
| Dinner time |
|
9:00 pm to 12:00 am |
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