Right now, local time in Chota is 15:53 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Chota ranks #35429 worldwide by population and #150 in Peru.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Lima GMT-5
- UTC offset
- UTC-05:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 1m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Day length
- 12h 21m
- Solar noon
- 11:59
- Daylight range
- 11h 44m (winter) – 12h 30m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Chota — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 6.5500° S, 78.6500° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Cajamarca Department
- Country
- 🇵🇪 Peru
- Population
- 14,240 · #35429 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Chota through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 6.55° N, 101.35° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Yala, Thailand, about 8 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 03:53 GMT+7 (Asia/Bangkok)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Chota today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:36
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Dhuhr
- 11:59
- Asr
- 15:15
- Maghrib
- 18:09
- Isha
- 19:17
- Qibla direction
- 69.1° from north (ENE (69°))
Full prayer timetable for Chota — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Chota sits in the America/Lima time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 21m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 1773 cities we cover in Peru.
Chota's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 3,907 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,375 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.55° S, 78.65° 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 | 12:53 | −3h |
| Chicago | 14:53 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 17:53 | +2h |
| London | 20:53 | +5h |
| Paris | 21:53 | +6h |
| Moscow | 23:53 | +8h |
| Dubai | 00:53 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 02:23 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:53 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 04:53 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 05:53 | +14h |
| Sydney | 07:53 | +16h |
Best time to call Chota
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Chota local time:
Cities sharing Chota's time zone
Distances from Chota
| São Paulo | 3,907 km | ESE (122°) |
| Chicago | 5,462 km | N (351°) |
| Los Angeles | 6,140 km | NW (320°) |
| London | 9,792 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 9,903 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 12,229 km | NNE (32°) |
| Sydney | 13,112 km | SW (226°) |
| Dubai | 14,705 km | ENE (62°) |
| Tokyo | 14,942 km | NW (315°) |
| Mumbai | 16,637 km | ENE (63°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,787 km | NW (323°) |
| Singapore | 19,375 km | SSW (205°) |
Cities near Chota
FAQ
What time is it in Chota right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Chota (Peru), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Chota in?
Chota runs on the America/Lima IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does Chota observe daylight saving time?
Chota does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Chota today?
Chota sees sunrise at 05:49 and sunset at 18:09 today, giving 12h 21m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Chota tonight?
The moon phase over Chota tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Chota?
The antipode of Chota — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 6.55° N, 101.35° E. It falls on land, near Yala, Thailand, about 8 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Chota?
Chota lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Chota?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Chota, clocks run about 1 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.