Right now, local time in El Alto is 11:00 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Alto ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #1091 in Argentina.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Argentina/Catamarca GMT-3
- UTC offset
- UTC-03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 66m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Day length
- 13h 13m
- Solar noon
- 13:06
- Daylight range
- 10h 20m (winter) – 13h 56m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El Alto — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 28.3106° S, 65.3644° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Catamarca
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from El Alto through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 28.31° N, 114.64° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Kangle, China, about 30 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 22:00 GMT+8 (Asia/Shanghai)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El Alto today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:04
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Dhuhr
- 13:06
- Asr
- 16:39
- Maghrib
- 19:42
- Isha
- 21:02
- Qibla direction
- 77.1° from north (ENE (77°))
Full prayer timetable for El Alto — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El Alto sits in the America/Argentina/Catamarca time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 13m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 1179 cities we cover in Argentina.
El Alto's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 1,944 km away; even Hong Kong lies some 19,347 km off. Its position on the globe is 28.31° S, 65.36° 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 | 06:00 | −5h |
| Chicago | 08:00 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 11:00 | same time |
| London | 14:00 | +3h |
| Paris | 15:00 | +4h |
| Moscow | 17:00 | +6h |
| Dubai | 18:00 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 19:30 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:00 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 22:00 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 23:00 | +12h |
| Sydney | 01:00 | +14h |
Best time to call El Alto
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in El Alto local time:
Cities sharing El Alto's time zone
Other cities in Argentina
- Buenos Aires11:00
- Córdoba11:00
- Rosario11:00
- Mar del Plata11:00
- San Miguel de Tucumán11:00
- Salta11:00
- Santa Fe11:00
- Avellaneda11:00
- Corrientes11:00
- Posadas11:00
- Bahía Blanca11:00
- Resistencia11:00
Distances from El Alto
| São Paulo | 1,944 km | ENE (78°) |
| Chicago | 8,133 km | NNW (343°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,889 km | NW (318°) |
| Paris | 10,886 km | NE (38°) |
| London | 10,913 km | NE (35°) |
| Sydney | 12,101 km | SSW (212°) |
| Moscow | 13,368 km | NE (39°) |
| Dubai | 14,175 km | ENE (79°) |
| Mumbai | 15,660 km | E (94°) |
| Singapore | 16,804 km | SSE (157°) |
| Tokyo | 17,522 km | WNW (296°) |
| Hong Kong | 19,347 km | S (176°) |
Cities near El Alto
- Alijilán19 km · 11:00
- Bañado de Ovanta23 km · 11:00
- Los Altos32 km · 11:00
- La Merced34 km · 11:00
- San José34 km · 11:00
- Villa Las Pirquitas36 km · 11:00
- San Isidro39 km · 11:00
- Frías43 km · 11:00
FAQ
What time is it in El Alto right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in El Alto (Argentina), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is El Alto in?
El Alto runs on the America/Argentina/Catamarca IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does El Alto observe daylight saving time?
El Alto does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El Alto today?
El Alto sees sunrise at 06:29 and sunset at 19:42 today, giving 13h 13m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Alto tonight?
The moon phase over El Alto tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of El Alto?
The antipode of El Alto — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 28.31° N, 114.64° E. It falls on land, near Kangle, China, about 30 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is El Alto?
El Alto lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in El Alto?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In El Alto, clocks run about 66 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.