Right now, local time in Asunción is 17:31 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Asunción ranks #336 worldwide by population — the largest city in Paraguay.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Asuncion GMT-3
- UTC offset
- UTC-03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 35m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Day length
- 12h 57m
- Solar noon
- 12:35
- Daylight range
- 10h 34m (winter) – 13h 43m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Asunción — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 25.2865° S, 57.6470° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Asuncion
- Country
- 🇵🇾 Paraguay
- Population
- 1,482,200 · #336 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Asunción through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 25.29° N, 122.35° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Jiufen, Taiwan, about 55 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 04:31 GMT+8 (Asia/Taipei)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Asunción today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:45
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Dhuhr
- 12:35
- Asr
- 16:04
- Maghrib
- 19:03
- Isha
- 20:19
- Qibla direction
- 73.2° from north (ENE (73°))
Full prayer timetable for Asunción — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Asunción sits in the America/Asuncion time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 57m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. As the largest city in Paraguay, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Asunción's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 1,132 km away; even Hong Kong lies some 19,120 km off. Its position on the globe is 25.29° S, 57.65° 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 | 13:31 | −4h |
| Chicago | 15:31 | −2h |
| São Paulo | 17:31 | same time |
| London | 20:31 | +3h |
| Paris | 21:31 | +4h |
| Moscow | 23:31 | +6h |
| Dubai | 00:31 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 02:01 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:31 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 04:31 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 05:31 | +12h |
| Sydney | 07:31 | +14h |
Best time to call Asunción
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Asunción local time:
Cities sharing Asunción's time zone
Other cities in Paraguay
- Ciudad del Este17:31
- San Lorenzo17:31
- Capiatá17:31
- Lambaré17:31
- Fernando de la Mora17:31
- Limpio17:31
- Nemby17:31
- Pedro Juan Caballero17:31
- Encarnación17:31
- Mariano Roque Alonso17:31
- Itauguá17:31
- Villa Elisa17:31
Distances from Asunción
| São Paulo | 1,132 km | E (82°) |
| Chicago | 8,080 km | NNW (337°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,185 km | NW (313°) |
| Paris | 10,162 km | NE (35°) |
| London | 10,212 km | NNE (32°) |
| Moscow | 12,628 km | NE (38°) |
| Sydney | 12,765 km | SSW (206°) |
| Dubai | 13,351 km | ENE (74°) |
| Mumbai | 14,898 km | E (87°) |
| Singapore | 16,693 km | SE (140°) |
| Tokyo | 17,996 km | NW (309°) |
| Hong Kong | 19,120 km | ESE (110°) |
Cities near Asunción
- Nanawa6 km · 17:31
- Lambaré8 km · 17:31
- Clorinda8 km · 17:31
- Villa Elisa11 km · 17:31
- Fernando de la Mora14 km · 17:31
- Mariano Roque Alonso14 km · 17:31
- San Lorenzo15 km · 17:31
- Nemby16 km · 17:31
FAQ
What time is it in Asunción right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Asunción (Paraguay), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Asunción in?
Asunción runs on the America/Asuncion IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Asunción observe daylight saving time?
Asunción does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Asunción today?
Asunción sees sunrise at 06:07 and sunset at 19:04 today, giving 12h 57m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Asunción tonight?
The moon phase over Asunción tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Asunción?
The antipode of Asunción — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 25.29° N, 122.35° E. It falls on land, near Jiufen, Taiwan, about 55 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Asunción?
Asunción lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Asunción?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Asunción, clocks run about 35 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.