Right now, local time in Cartago is 16:27 (CST, UTC-06:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Cartago ranks #21624 worldwide by population and #20 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 40m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Day length
- 11h 47m
- Solar noon
- 11:20
- Daylight range
- 11h 33m (winter) – 12h 42m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 67% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Cartago — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 9.8637° N, 83.9195° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Cartago Province
- Country
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
- Population
- 26,594 · #21624 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Cartago through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.86° S, 96.08° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is West Island, Cocos Islands, about 268 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 04:57 GMT+6:30 (Indian/Cocos)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Cartago today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:14
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Dhuhr
- 11:20
- Asr
- 14:40
- Maghrib
- 17:13
- Isha
- 18:20
- Qibla direction
- 59.9° from north (ENE (60°))
Full prayer timetable for Cartago — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Cartago sits in the America/Costa_Rica time zone, UTC-06:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 47m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 130 cities we cover in Costa Rica.
Cartago's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 3,578 km away; even Singapore lies some 18,502 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.86° N, 83.92° 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 | 15:27 | −1h |
| Chicago | 17:27 | +1h |
| São Paulo | 19:27 | +3h |
| London | 22:27 | +6h |
| Paris | 23:27 | +7h |
| Moscow | 01:27 | +9h |
| Dubai | 02:27 | +10h |
| Mumbai | 03:57 | +11h 30m |
| Singapore | 06:27 | +14h |
| Hong Kong | 06:27 | +14h |
| Tokyo | 07:27 | +15h |
| Sydney | 09:27 | +17h |
Best time to call Cartago
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Cartago local time:
Cities sharing Cartago's time zone
Other cities in Costa Rica
- San José16:27
- Limón16:27
- San Francisco16:27
- Alajuela16:27
- Liberia16:27
- Paraíso16:27
- Puntarenas16:27
- San Isidro16:27
- Curridabat16:27
- San Vicente16:27
- San Vicente de Moravia16:27
- San José16:27
Distances from Cartago
| Chicago | 3,578 km | N (355°) |
| Los Angeles | 4,407 km | NW (313°) |
| São Paulo | 5,499 km | SE (133°) |
| London | 8,722 km | NE (39°) |
| Paris | 8,912 km | NE (42°) |
| Moscow | 10,956 km | NNE (29°) |
| Tokyo | 13,193 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 13,819 km | SW (236°) |
| Dubai | 14,120 km | NE (48°) |
| Mumbai | 15,917 km | NE (38°) |
| Hong Kong | 15,929 km | NNW (331°) |
| Singapore | 18,502 km | NW (325°) |
Cities near Cartago
FAQ
What time is it in Cartago right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Cartago (Costa Rica), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Cartago in?
Cartago runs on the America/Costa_Rica IANA time zone (UTC-06:00), currently abbreviated CST.
Does Cartago observe daylight saving time?
Cartago does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Cartago today?
Cartago sees sunrise at 05:27 and sunset at 17:13 today, giving 11h 47m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Cartago tonight?
The moon phase over Cartago tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 66.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Cartago?
The antipode of Cartago — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.86° S, 96.08° E. It falls on land, near West Island, Cocos Islands, about 268 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Cartago?
Cartago lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Cartago?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Cartago, clocks run about 40 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.