Right now, local time in Castries is 22:25 (AST, UTC-04:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Castries ranks #27443 worldwide by population and #2 in Saint Lucia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/St_Lucia AST
- UTC offset
- UTC-04:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 12m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Day length
- 11h 39m
- Solar noon
- 11:48
- Daylight range
- 11h 18m (winter) – 12h 57m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Castries — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 13.9957° N, 61.0061° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Castries
- Country
- 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia
- Population
- 20,000 · #27443 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Castries through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 14.00° S, 118.99° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Nggongi, Indonesia, about 444 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 10:25 GMT+8 (Asia/Makassar)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Castries today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:46
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Dhuhr
- 11:49
- Asr
- 15:08
- Maghrib
- 17:37
- Isha
- 18:45
- Qibla direction
- 66.5° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Castries — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Castries sits in the America/St_Lucia time zone, UTC-04:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 39m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 37 cities we cover in Saint Lucia.
Castries's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 4,022 km away; even Singapore lies some 17,626 km off. Its position on the globe is 14.00° N, 61.01° 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 | 19:25 | −3h |
| Chicago | 21:25 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 23:25 | +1h |
| London | 02:25 | +4h |
| Paris | 03:25 | +5h |
| Moscow | 05:25 | +7h |
| Dubai | 06:25 | +8h |
| Mumbai | 07:55 | +9h 30m |
| Singapore | 10:25 | +12h |
| Hong Kong | 10:25 | +12h |
| Tokyo | 11:25 | +13h |
| Sydney | 13:25 | +15h |
Best time to call Castries
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Castries local time:
Cities sharing Castries's time zone
- Gros IsletLC
- BiseeLC
- DenneryLC
- LaborieLC
- ChoiseulLC
- Vieux FortLC
- MicoudLC
- SoufrièreLC
Distances from Castries
| Chicago | 4,022 km | NW (326°) |
| São Paulo | 4,458 km | SSE (159°) |
| Los Angeles | 6,139 km | WNW (302°) |
| London | 6,794 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 6,902 km | NE (42°) |
| Moscow | 9,254 km | NE (34°) |
| Dubai | 11,853 km | ENE (58°) |
| Mumbai | 13,770 km | NE (55°) |
| Tokyo | 14,076 km | NNW (339°) |
| Hong Kong | 15,943 km | N (7°) |
| Sydney | 16,093 km | SW (230°) |
| Singapore | 17,626 km | NE (46°) |
Cities near Castries
FAQ
What time is it in Castries right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Castries (Saint Lucia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Castries in?
Castries runs on the America/St_Lucia IANA time zone (UTC-04:00), currently abbreviated AST.
Does Castries observe daylight saving time?
Castries does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Castries today?
Castries sees sunrise at 05:59 and sunset at 17:38 today, giving 11h 39m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Castries tonight?
The moon phase over Castries tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 74.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Castries?
The antipode of Castries — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 14.00° S, 118.99° E. It falls on land, near Nggongi, Indonesia, about 444 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Castries?
Castries lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Castries?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Castries, clocks run about 12 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.