Useful Facts
Local Time
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 daylight time (October to March) Chile is 2 hours later than 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.
24-hour time format is used in Chile: i.e. 3:00 PM is 15:00. European date format used in Chile (day, month, year): i.e. November 19, 1997 is 19/11/1997
During the Congress we will be using the daylight savings time.
Local holidays
The holidays are on the following dates:
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Date |
Celebration |
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January 1st
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New Year |
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March/April (variable)
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Good Friday |
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May 1
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Labor Day |
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May 21
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Glory of the Navy |
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June (variable)
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Corpus Christi |
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June 29
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Saint Peter and Saint Paul |
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August 15
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Ascension of the Virgin Mary |
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1st Monday in September
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Day of the National Reconciliation |
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September 18
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Independence Day |
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September 19
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Glories of the Army |
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October 12
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Columbus Day |
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November 1
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All Hallows |
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December 8
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Immaculate Conception |
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December 25 |
Christmas Day |
Working hours
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Place |
Atention |
Hours |
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Offices
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Mon thru Fri |
9:00 to 18:00 |
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Banks
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Mon thru Fri |
9:00 to 14:00 |
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Shopping Malls
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Mon thru Sun |
11:00 to 21:00 / 22:00 |
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Stores & shops
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Mon thru Sat |
10:00 to 20:00 |
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Supermarkets
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Mon thru Sun |
8:30 to 22:00 / 23:00 |
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Cinemas
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Mon thru Sun |
16:00, 19:00 & 22:00 |
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