Right now, local time in Arequipa is 15:32 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Arequipa ranks #462 worldwide by population and #3 in Peru.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Lima GMT-5
- UTC offset
- UTC-05:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 29m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Day length
- 12h 38m
- Solar noon
- 11:31
- Daylight range
- 11h 09m (winter) – 13h 06m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Arequipa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Arequipa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 16.40° N, 108.46° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is An Hải, Vietnam, about 44 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 03:32 GMT+7 (Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Arequipa today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:56
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Dhuhr
- 11:31
- Asr
- 14:43
- Maghrib
- 17:49
- Isha
- 19:00
- Qibla direction
- 73.6° from north (ENE (74°))
Full prayer timetable for Arequipa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Arequipa sits in the America/Lima time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 38m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 1773 cities we cover in Peru.
Arequipa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 2,717 km away; even Hong Kong lies some 19,125 km off. Its position on the globe is 16.40° S, 71.54° W, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 13:32 | −2h |
| Chicago | 15:32 | same time |
| São Paulo | 17:32 | +2h |
| London | 20:32 | +5h |
| Paris | 21:32 | +6h |
| Moscow | 23:32 | +8h |
| Dubai | 00:32 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 02:02 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:32 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 04:32 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 05:32 | +14h |
| Sydney | 07:32 | +16h |
Best time to call Arequipa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Arequipa local time:
Cities sharing Arequipa's time zone
Distances from Arequipa
| São Paulo | 2,717 km | ESE (111°) |
| Chicago | 6,688 km | NNW (346°) |
| Los Angeles | 7,476 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 10,203 km | NE (36°) |
| Paris | 10,246 km | NE (39°) |
| Moscow | 12,703 km | NE (36°) |
| Sydney | 12,822 km | SW (219°) |
| Dubai | 14,437 km | ENE (71°) |
| Mumbai | 16,239 km | E (80°) |
| Tokyo | 16,256 km | NW (311°) |
| Singapore | 18,266 km | SSE (163°) |
| Hong Kong | 19,125 km | NW (319°) |
Cities near Arequipa
- Yanahuara1 km · 15:32
- Miraflores2 km · 15:32
- Cayma2 km · 15:32
- Selva Alegre3 km · 15:32
- Ciudad Satelite4 km · 15:32
- Mariano Melgar4 km · 15:32
- La Libertad4 km · 15:32
- Sachaca4 km · 15:32
FAQ
What time is it in Arequipa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Arequipa (Peru), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Arequipa in?
Arequipa runs on the America/Lima IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does Arequipa observe daylight saving time?
Arequipa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Arequipa today?
Arequipa sees sunrise at 05:12 and sunset at 17:50 today, giving 12h 38m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Arequipa tonight?
The moon phase over Arequipa tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Arequipa?
The antipode of Arequipa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 16.40° N, 108.46° E. It falls on land, near An Hải, Vietnam, about 44 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Arequipa?
Arequipa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Arequipa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Arequipa, clocks run about 29 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.