Right now, local time in Cuenca is 11:06 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Cuenca ranks #153409 worldwide by population and #800 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 16m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Day length
- 12h 34m
- Solar noon
- 11:44
- Daylight range
- 11h 24m (winter) – 12h 51m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Cuenca — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 12.4332° S, 75.0387° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Huancavelica
- Country
- 🇵🇪 Peru
- Population
- 422 · #153409 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
- 12.43° N, 104.96° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Baray, Cambodia, about 13 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 23:06 GMT+7 (Asia/Phnom_Penh)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Cuenca today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:13
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Dhuhr
- 11:45
- Asr
- 14:54
- Maghrib
- 18:01
- Isha
- 19:10
- Qibla direction
- 72.1° from north (ENE (72°))
Full prayer timetable for Cuenca — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Cuenca sits in the America/Lima time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 34m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 1773 cities we cover in Peru.
Cuenca's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 3,240 km away; even Singapore lies some 18,776 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.43° S, 75.04° 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 | 08:06 | −3h |
| Chicago | 10:06 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 13:06 | +2h |
| London | 16:06 | +5h |
| Paris | 17:06 | +6h |
| Moscow | 19:06 | +8h |
| Dubai | 20:06 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 21:36 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:06 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 00:06 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 01:06 | +14h |
| Sydney | 03:06 | +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
Distances from Cuenca
| São Paulo | 3,240 km | ESE (116°) |
| Chicago | 6,175 km | NNW (349°) |
| Los Angeles | 6,896 km | NW (320°) |
| London | 10,073 km | NE (37°) |
| Paris | 10,147 km | NE (40°) |
| Moscow | 12,558 km | NE (34°) |
| Sydney | 12,915 km | SW (222°) |
| Dubai | 14,630 km | ENE (67°) |
| Tokyo | 15,682 km | NW (313°) |
| Mumbai | 16,508 km | ENE (74°) |
| Hong Kong | 18,545 km | NW (320°) |
| Singapore | 18,776 km | S (174°) |
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 (Peru), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Cuenca in?
Cuenca runs on the America/Lima 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 05:28 and sunset at 18:01 today, giving 12h 34m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Cuenca tonight?
The moon phase over Cuenca tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Cuenca?
The antipode of Cuenca — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.43° N, 104.96° E. It falls on land, near Baray, Cambodia, about 13 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 16 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.