Right now, local time in El Alto is 10:41 (EST, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Alto ranks #158190 worldwide by population and #509 in Panama.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Panama EST
- UTC offset
- UTC-05:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 8m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Day length
- 11h 49m
- Solar noon
- 12:08
- Daylight range
- 11h 38m (winter) – 12h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El Alto — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.5118° N, 81.0364° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Veraguas Province
- Country
- 🇵🇦 Panama
- Population
- 85 · #158190 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
- 8.51° S, 98.96° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is West Island, Cocos Islands, about 468 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 22:11 GMT+6:30 (Indian/Cocos)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El Alto today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:02
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Dhuhr
- 12:09
- Asr
- 15:29
- Maghrib
- 18:02
- Isha
- 19:09
- Qibla direction
- 61.6° from north (ENE (62°))
Full prayer timetable for El Alto — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El Alto sits in the America/Panama time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 49m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 643 cities we cover in Panama.
El Alto's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 3,766 km away; even Singapore lies some 18,794 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.51° N, 81.04° 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 | 07:41 | −3h |
| Chicago | 09:41 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 12:41 | +2h |
| London | 15:41 | +5h |
| Paris | 16:41 | +6h |
| Moscow | 18:41 | +8h |
| Dubai | 19:41 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 21:11 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:41 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 23:41 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 00:41 | +14h |
| Sydney | 02:41 | +16h |
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 Panama
- Panama City10:41
- San Miguelito10:41
- Juan Díaz10:41
- David10:41
- Colón10:41
- Arraiján10:41
- Las Cumbres10:41
- La Chorrera10:41
- Pedregal10:41
- Tocumen10:41
- Santiago de Veraguas10:41
- Parque Lefevre10:41
Distances from El Alto
| Chicago | 3,766 km | N (351°) |
| Los Angeles | 4,742 km | NW (312°) |
| São Paulo | 5,166 km | SE (134°) |
| London | 8,639 km | NE (39°) |
| Paris | 8,813 km | NE (42°) |
| Moscow | 10,931 km | NNE (30°) |
| Tokyo | 13,509 km | NW (322°) |
| Dubai | 13,980 km | NE (50°) |
| Sydney | 13,991 km | SW (234°) |
| Mumbai | 15,825 km | NE (43°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,207 km | NNW (334°) |
| Singapore | 18,794 km | NNW (334°) |
Cities near El Alto
- El Pantano4 km · 10:41
- Santa Fe5 km · 10:41
- Gatú9 km · 10:41
- Los Corotúes13 km · 10:41
- Piedras Gordas14 km · 10:41
- Paredón Arriba18 km · 10:41
- El Peñón19 km · 10:41
- Los Valles19 km · 10:41
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 (Panama), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is El Alto in?
El Alto runs on the America/Panama IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated EST.
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 06:14 and sunset at 18:03 today, giving 11h 49m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Alto tonight?
The moon phase over El Alto tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.7% 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 8.51° S, 98.96° E. It falls on land, near West Island, Cocos Islands, about 468 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 8 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.