Right now, local time in El Banco is 13:52 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Banco ranks #11381 worldwide by population and #92 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 20m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Day length
- 11h 48m
- Solar noon
- 11:40
- Daylight range
- 11h 36m (winter) – 12h 39m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El Banco — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 9.0011° N, 73.9758° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Magdalena Department
- Country
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
- Population
- 54,522 · #11381 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from El Banco through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.00° S, 106.02° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island, about 162 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 01:52 GMT+7 (Indian/Christmas)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El Banco today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:34
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Dhuhr
- 11:40
- Asr
- 15:01
- Maghrib
- 17:33
- Isha
- 18:41
- Qibla direction
- 63.8° from north (ENE (64°))
Full prayer timetable for El Banco — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El Banco sits in the America/Bogota time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 48m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 1173 cities we cover in Colombia.
El Banco's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 3,893 km away; even Singapore lies some 18,838 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.00° N, 73.98° 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 | 10:52 | −3h |
| Chicago | 12:52 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 15:52 | +2h |
| London | 18:52 | +5h |
| Paris | 19:52 | +6h |
| Moscow | 21:52 | +8h |
| Dubai | 22:52 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 00:22 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:52 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 02:52 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 03:52 | +14h |
| Sydney | 05:52 | +16h |
Best time to call El Banco
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in El Banco local time:
Cities sharing El Banco's time zone
Other cities in Colombia
- Bogotá13:52
- Cali13:52
- Medellín13:52
- Barranquilla13:52
- Kennedy13:52
- Cartagena13:52
- Cúcuta13:52
- Soacha13:52
- Bucaramanga13:52
- Ibagué13:52
- Santa Marta13:52
- Montería13:52
Distances from El Banco
| Chicago | 3,893 km | NNW (342°) |
| São Paulo | 4,684 km | SE (141°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,299 km | NW (309°) |
| London | 8,110 km | NE (39°) |
| Paris | 8,256 km | NE (42°) |
| Moscow | 10,487 km | NNE (32°) |
| Dubai | 13,334 km | NE (54°) |
| Tokyo | 13,921 km | NNW (327°) |
| Sydney | 14,644 km | SW (232°) |
| Mumbai | 15,227 km | NE (49°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,421 km | NNW (346°) |
| Singapore | 18,838 km | NNE (12°) |
Cities near El Banco
- El Peñón3 km · 13:52
- San Martín de Loba10 km · 13:52
- Hatillo de Loba12 km · 13:52
- Barranco de Loba16 km · 13:52
- Tamalameque24 km · 13:52
- Altos del Rosario31 km · 13:52
- Guamal31 km · 13:52
- Chimichagua34 km · 13:52
FAQ
What time is it in El Banco right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in El Banco (Colombia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is El Banco in?
El Banco runs on the America/Bogota IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does El Banco observe daylight saving time?
El Banco does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El Banco today?
El Banco sees sunrise at 05:46 and sunset at 17:34 today, giving 11h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Banco tonight?
The moon phase over El Banco tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of El Banco?
The antipode of El Banco — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.00° S, 106.02° E. It falls on land, near Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island, about 162 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is El Banco?
El Banco lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in El Banco?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In El Banco, clocks run about 20 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.