Right now, local time in Cuenca is 07:04 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Cuenca ranks #923 worldwide by population and #3 in Ecuador.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Guayaquil GMT-5
- UTC offset
- UTC-05:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 0m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Day length
- 12h 13m
- Solar noon
- 12:00
- Daylight range
- 11h 57m (winter) – 12h 17m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 71% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Cuenca — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 2.8953° S, 78.9963° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Azuay
- Country
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Population
- 636,996 · #923 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Cuenca through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 2.90° N, 101.00° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Bagan Pulau Ketam, Malaysia, about 32 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 20:04 GMT+8 (Asia/Kuala_Lumpur)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Cuenca today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:42
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Dhuhr
- 12:01
- Asr
- 15:18
- Maghrib
- 18:06
- Isha
- 19:13
- Qibla direction
- 67.2° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Cuenca — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Cuenca sits in the America/Guayaquil time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 13m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 541 cities we cover in Ecuador.
Cuenca's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 4,168 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,658 km off. Its position on the globe is 2.90° S, 79.00° 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 | 05:04 | −2h |
| Chicago | 07:04 | same time |
| São Paulo | 09:04 | +2h |
| London | 12:04 | +5h |
| Paris | 13:04 | +6h |
| Moscow | 15:04 | +8h |
| Dubai | 16:04 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 17:34 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:04 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 20:04 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 21:04 | +14h |
| Sydney | 23:04 | +16h |
Best time to call Cuenca
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Cuenca local time:
Cities sharing Cuenca's time zone
Other cities in Ecuador
- Quito07:04
- Guayaquil07:04
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados07:04
- Ambato07:04
- Portoviejo07:04
- Eloy Alfaro07:04
- Machala07:04
- Loja07:04
- Manta07:04
- Riobamba07:04
- Ibarra07:04
- Esmeraldas07:04
Distances from Cuenca
| São Paulo | 4,168 km | SE (126°) |
| Chicago | 5,055 km | N (351°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,807 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 9,494 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 9,620 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 11,905 km | NNE (32°) |
| Sydney | 13,362 km | SW (228°) |
| Dubai | 14,535 km | ENE (59°) |
| Tokyo | 14,622 km | NW (317°) |
| Mumbai | 16,469 km | ENE (58°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,430 km | NNW (328°) |
| Singapore | 19,658 km | WSW (241°) |
Cities near Cuenca
FAQ
What time is it in Cuenca right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Cuenca (Ecuador), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Cuenca in?
Cuenca runs on the America/Guayaquil IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does Cuenca observe daylight saving time?
Cuenca does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Cuenca today?
Cuenca sees sunrise at 05:54 and sunset at 18:07 today, giving 12h 13m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Cuenca tonight?
The moon phase over Cuenca tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 70.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Cuenca?
The antipode of Cuenca — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 2.90° N, 101.00° E. It falls on land, near Bagan Pulau Ketam, Malaysia, about 32 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Cuenca?
Cuenca lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Cuenca?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Cuenca, clocks run about 0 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.