Right now, local time in Cota is 12:22 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Cota ranks #26941 worldwide by population and #243 in Colombia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Bogota GMT-5
- UTC offset
- UTC-05:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 19m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Day length
- 11h 57m
- Solar noon
- 11:41
- Daylight range
- 11h 51m (winter) – 12h 24m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Cota — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 4.8094° N, 74.0980° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Cundinamarca
- Country
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
- Population
- 20,462 · #26941 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Cota through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 4.81° S, 105.90° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Surabaya, Indonesia, about 25 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 00:22 GMT+7 (Asia/Jakarta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Cota today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:30
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Dhuhr
- 11:41
- Asr
- 15:01
- Maghrib
- 17:38
- Isha
- 18:45
- Qibla direction
- 65.1° from north (ENE (65°))
Full prayer timetable for Cota — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Cota sits in the America/Bogota time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 57m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 1173 cities we cover in Colombia.
Cota's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 4,335 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,292 km off. Its position on the globe is 4.81° N, 74.10° 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 | 09:22 | −3h |
| Chicago | 11:22 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 14:22 | +2h |
| London | 17:22 | +5h |
| Paris | 18:22 | +6h |
| Moscow | 20:22 | +8h |
| Dubai | 21:22 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 22:52 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:22 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 01:22 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 02:22 | +14h |
| Sydney | 04:22 | +16h |
Best time to call Cota
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Cota local time:
Cities sharing Cota's time zone
Other cities in Colombia
- Bogotá12:22
- Cali12:22
- Medellín12:22
- Barranquilla12:22
- Kennedy12:22
- Cartagena12:22
- Cúcuta12:22
- Soacha12:22
- Bucaramanga12:22
- Ibagué12:22
- Santa Marta12:22
- Montería12:22
Distances from Cota
| Chicago | 4,335 km | NNW (344°) |
| São Paulo | 4,338 km | SE (138°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,588 km | NW (311°) |
| London | 8,484 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 8,615 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 10,891 km | NNE (32°) |
| Dubai | 13,613 km | NE (56°) |
| Tokyo | 14,298 km | NW (325°) |
| Sydney | 14,338 km | SW (229°) |
| Mumbai | 15,531 km | NE (53°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,867 km | NNW (344°) |
| Singapore | 19,292 km | NNE (19°) |
Cities near Cota
FAQ
What time is it in Cota right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Cota (Colombia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Cota in?
Cota runs on the America/Bogota IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does Cota observe daylight saving time?
Cota does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Cota today?
Cota sees sunrise at 05:42 and sunset at 17:39 today, giving 11h 57m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Cota tonight?
The moon phase over Cota tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Cota?
The antipode of Cota — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 4.81° S, 105.90° E. It falls on land, near Surabaya, Indonesia, about 25 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Cota?
Cota lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Cota?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Cota, clocks run about 19 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.