Right now, local time in Ascencion is 17:57 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ascencion ranks #48037 worldwide by population and #208 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 16m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Day length
- 12h 35m
- Solar noon
- 11:44
- Daylight range
- 11h 22m (winter) – 12h 53m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ascencion — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 12.7842° S, 74.9806° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Huancavelica
- Country
- 🇵🇪 Peru
- Population
- 9,086 · #48037 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ascencion through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.78° N, 105.02° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Aachar Leak, Cambodia, about 15 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 05:57 GMT+7 (Asia/Phnom_Penh)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ascencion today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:12
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Dhuhr
- 11:44
- Asr
- 14:53
- Maghrib
- 18:01
- Isha
- 19:11
- Qibla direction
- 72.3° from north (ENE (72°))
Full prayer timetable for Ascencion — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ascencion sits in the America/Lima time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 35m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 1773 cities we cover in Peru.
Ascencion's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 3,217 km away; even Singapore lies some 18,737 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.78° S, 74.98° 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 | 14:57 | −3h |
| Chicago | 16:57 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 19:57 | +2h |
| London | 22:57 | +5h |
| Paris | 23:57 | +6h |
| Moscow | 01:57 | +8h |
| Dubai | 02:57 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 04:27 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 06:57 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 06:57 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 07:57 | +14h |
| Sydney | 09:57 | +16h |
Best time to call Ascencion
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ascencion local time:
Cities sharing Ascencion's time zone
Distances from Ascencion
| São Paulo | 3,217 km | ESE (116°) |
| Chicago | 6,215 km | NNW (349°) |
| Los Angeles | 6,930 km | NW (320°) |
| London | 10,100 km | NE (37°) |
| Paris | 10,173 km | NE (40°) |
| Moscow | 12,586 km | NE (34°) |
| Sydney | 12,890 km | SW (222°) |
| Dubai | 14,639 km | ENE (67°) |
| Tokyo | 15,713 km | NW (312°) |
| Mumbai | 16,512 km | ENE (74°) |
| Hong Kong | 18,579 km | NW (319°) |
| Singapore | 18,737 km | S (174°) |
Cities near Ascencion
- Huancavelica1 km · 17:57
- Pallca14 km · 17:57
- Yauli14 km · 17:57
- Acoria20 km · 17:57
- Nuevo Occoro21 km · 17:57
- Huando25 km · 17:57
- Laria26 km · 17:57
- Huachocolpa28 km · 17:57
FAQ
What time is it in Ascencion right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ascencion (Peru), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Ascencion in?
Ascencion runs on the America/Lima IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does Ascencion observe daylight saving time?
Ascencion does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ascencion today?
Ascencion sees sunrise at 05:27 and sunset at 18:01 today, giving 12h 35m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ascencion tonight?
The moon phase over Ascencion tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ascencion?
The antipode of Ascencion — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.78° N, 105.02° E. It falls on land, near Aachar Leak, Cambodia, about 15 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ascencion?
Ascencion lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ascencion?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ascencion, clocks run about 16 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.