Right now, local time in Cariari is 09:16 (CST, UTC-06:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Cariari ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #121 in Costa Rica.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Costa_Rica CST
- UTC offset
- UTC-06:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 41m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Day length
- 11h 45m
- Solar noon
- 11:19
- Daylight range
- 11h 31m (winter) – 12h 44m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Cariari — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 10.3572° N, 83.7362° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Limón Province
- Country
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Cariari through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 10.36° S, 96.26° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is West Island, Cocos Islands, about 209 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 21:46 GMT+6:30 (Indian/Cocos)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Cariari today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:14
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Dhuhr
- 11:19
- Asr
- 14:39
- Maghrib
- 17:11
- Isha
- 18:18
- Qibla direction
- 59.8° from north (ENE (60°))
Full prayer timetable for Cariari — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Cariari sits in the America/Costa_Rica time zone, UTC-06:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 45m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 130 cities we cover in Costa Rica.
Cariari's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 3,526 km away; even Singapore lies some 18,468 km off. Its position on the globe is 10.36° N, 83.74° 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 | 07:16 | −2h |
| Chicago | 09:16 | same time |
| São Paulo | 12:16 | +3h |
| London | 15:16 | +6h |
| Paris | 16:16 | +7h |
| Moscow | 18:16 | +9h |
| Dubai | 19:16 | +10h |
| Mumbai | 20:46 | +11h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:16 | +14h |
| Hong Kong | 23:16 | +14h |
| Tokyo | 00:16 | +15h |
| Sydney | 02:16 | +17h |
Best time to call Cariari
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Cariari local time:
Cities sharing Cariari's time zone
Other cities in Costa Rica
- San José09:16
- Limón09:16
- San Francisco09:16
- Alajuela09:16
- Liberia09:16
- Paraíso09:16
- Puntarenas09:16
- San Isidro09:16
- Curridabat09:16
- San Vicente09:16
- San Vicente de Moravia09:16
- San José09:16
Distances from Cariari
| Chicago | 3,526 km | N (354°) |
| Los Angeles | 4,385 km | NW (312°) |
| São Paulo | 5,522 km | SE (133°) |
| London | 8,667 km | NE (39°) |
| Paris | 8,857 km | NE (42°) |
| Moscow | 10,898 km | NNE (29°) |
| Tokyo | 13,164 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 13,866 km | SW (236°) |
| Dubai | 14,068 km | NE (48°) |
| Mumbai | 15,861 km | NE (38°) |
| Hong Kong | 15,890 km | NNW (332°) |
| Singapore | 18,468 km | NNW (327°) |
Cities near Cariari
FAQ
What time is it in Cariari right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Cariari (Costa Rica), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Cariari in?
Cariari runs on the America/Costa_Rica IANA time zone (UTC-06:00), currently abbreviated CST.
Does Cariari observe daylight saving time?
Cariari does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Cariari today?
Cariari sees sunrise at 05:27 and sunset at 17:12 today, giving 11h 45m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Cariari tonight?
The moon phase over Cariari tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Cariari?
The antipode of Cariari — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 10.36° S, 96.26° E. It falls on land, near West Island, Cocos Islands, about 209 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Cariari?
Cariari lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Cariari?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Cariari, clocks run about 41 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.