Time zone
UTC−4
19 atlas cities
All these cities share the same clock time despite spreading across a wide range of longitudes. Nearly all of them lie west of the zone's reference meridian, so the sun reaches its highest point after clock noon in each case, from Caracas and Manaus to the smaller Caribbean capitals like Castries and Basseterre. Only Georgetown and Bridgetown sit east of that meridian, seeing the sun peak before clock noon.
Atlas cities19
Longitude span-71.6° to -58.2°
Solar meridian-60.0°where this offset would be exact
When the sun actually peaks
| City | Country | Solar noon | Clock vs sun |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maracaibo | VE | 12:46 | +0.77 h |
| Santiago de los Caballeros | DO | 12:43 | +0.71 h |
| Santo Domingo | DO | 12:40 | +0.66 h |
| Barquisimeto | VE | 12:37 | +0.62 h |
| La Paz | BO | 12:33 | +0.54 h |
| Valencia | VE | 12:32 | +0.53 h |
| Caracas | VE | 12:28 | +0.46 h |
| Sucre | BO | 12:21 | +0.35 h |
| Santa Cruz de la Sierra | BO | 12:13 | +0.21 h |
| Basseterre | KN | 12:11 | +0.18 h |
| Saint John’s | AG | 12:07 | +0.12 h |
| Saint George's | GD | 12:07 | +0.12 h |
| Port of Spain | TT | 12:06 | +0.10 h |
| Roseau | DM | 12:06 | +0.09 h |
| Kingstown | VC | 12:05 | +0.08 h |
| Castries | LC | 12:04 | +0.07 h |
| Manaus | BR | 12:00 | +0.00 h |
| Bridgetown | BB | 11:58 | -0.03 h |
| Georgetown | GY | 11:53 | -0.12 h |
A positive figure means the clock runs ahead of the sun — midday on the clock arrives before the sun reaches its highest point.