Right now, local time in Bahía de Caráquez is 21:03 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bahía de Caráquez ranks #16152 worldwide by population and #32 in Ecuador.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Guayaquil GMT-5
- UTC offset
- UTC-05:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 6m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Day length
- 12h 08m
- Solar noon
- 12:06
- Daylight range
- 12h 05m (winter) – 12h 09m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bahía de Caráquez — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 0.6003° S, 80.4244° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Manabí
- Country
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Population
- 37,056 · #16152 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bahía de Caráquez through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 0.60° N, 99.58° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Kotanopan, Indonesia, about 17 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:03 GMT+7 (Asia/Jakarta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bahía de Caráquez today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:50
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Dhuhr
- 12:06
- Asr
- 15:25
- Maghrib
- 18:09
- Isha
- 19:16
- Qibla direction
- 65.9° from north (ENE (66°))
Full prayer timetable for Bahía de Caráquez — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bahía de Caráquez sits in the America/Guayaquil time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 08m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 541 cities we cover in Ecuador.
Bahía de Caráquez's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 4,449 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,536 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.60° S, 80.42° 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 | 18:03 | −3h |
| Chicago | 20:03 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 23:03 | +2h |
| London | 02:03 | +5h |
| Paris | 03:03 | +6h |
| Moscow | 05:03 | +8h |
| Dubai | 06:03 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 07:33 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 10:03 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 10:03 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 11:03 | +14h |
| Sydney | 13:03 | +16h |
Best time to call Bahía de Caráquez
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bahía de Caráquez local time:
Cities sharing Bahía de Caráquez's time zone
Other cities in Ecuador
- Quito21:03
- Guayaquil21:03
- Cuenca21:03
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados21:03
- Ambato21:03
- Portoviejo21:03
- Eloy Alfaro21:03
- Machala21:03
- Loja21:03
- Manta21:03
- Riobamba21:03
- Ibarra21:03
Distances from Bahía de Caráquez
| São Paulo | 4,449 km | SE (128°) |
| Chicago | 4,779 km | N (352°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,511 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 9,390 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 9,530 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 11,770 km | NNE (31°) |
| Sydney | 13,413 km | SW (229°) |
| Tokyo | 14,327 km | NW (318°) |
| Dubai | 14,532 km | ENE (56°) |
| Mumbai | 16,454 km | NE (53°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,129 km | NNW (328°) |
| Singapore | 19,536 km | W (280°) |
Cities near Bahía de Caráquez
- San Vicente2 km · 21:03
- Leonidas Plaza Gutiérrez3 km · 21:03
- Canoa16 km · 21:03
- Charapotó27 km · 21:03
- Boyacá28 km · 21:03
- Tosagua30 km · 21:03
- Rocafuerte36 km · 21:03
- San Isidro36 km · 21:03
FAQ
What time is it in Bahía de Caráquez right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bahía de Caráquez (Ecuador), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Bahía de Caráquez in?
Bahía de Caráquez runs on the America/Guayaquil IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does Bahía de Caráquez observe daylight saving time?
Bahía de Caráquez does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bahía de Caráquez today?
Bahía de Caráquez sees sunrise at 06:02 and sunset at 18:10 today, giving 12h 08m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bahía de Caráquez tonight?
The moon phase over Bahía de Caráquez tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bahía de Caráquez?
The antipode of Bahía de Caráquez — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 0.60° N, 99.58° E. It falls on land, near Kotanopan, Indonesia, about 17 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bahía de Caráquez?
Bahía de Caráquez lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bahía de Caráquez?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bahía de Caráquez, clocks run about 6 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.