Right now, local time in El Calafate is 10:25 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Calafate ranks #24721 worldwide by population and #249 in Argentina.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos GMT-3
- UTC offset
- UTC-03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 93m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 20:53
- Day length
- 14h 40m
- Solar noon
- 13:33
- Daylight range
- 8h 01m (winter) – 16h 26m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El Calafate — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 50.3407° S, 72.2768° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Santa Cruz
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Population
- 22,844 · #24721 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from El Calafate through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 50.34° N, 107.72° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Bichura, Russia, about 29 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 21:25 GMT+8 (Asia/Irkutsk)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El Calafate today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:53
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Dhuhr
- 13:34
- Asr
- 17:34
- Maghrib
- 20:54
- Isha
- 23:04
- Qibla direction
- 92.4° from north (E (92°))
Full prayer timetable for El Calafate — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El Calafate sits in the America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 14h 40m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 1179 cities we cover in Argentina.
El Calafate's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 3,712 km away; even Tokyo lies some 16,983 km off. Its position on the globe is 50.34° S, 72.28° 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 | 05:25 | −5h |
| Chicago | 07:25 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 10:25 | same time |
| London | 13:25 | +3h |
| Paris | 14:25 | +4h |
| Moscow | 16:25 | +6h |
| Dubai | 17:25 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 18:55 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:25 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 21:25 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 22:25 | +12h |
| Sydney | 00:25 | +14h |
Best time to call El Calafate
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in El Calafate local time:
Cities sharing El Calafate's time zone
Other cities in Argentina
- Buenos Aires10:25
- Córdoba10:25
- Rosario10:25
- Mar del Plata10:25
- San Miguel de Tucumán10:25
- Salta10:25
- Santa Fe10:25
- Avellaneda10:25
- Corrientes10:25
- Posadas10:25
- Bahía Blanca10:25
- Resistencia10:25
Distances from El Calafate
| São Paulo | 3,712 km | NE (46°) |
| Sydney | 9,723 km | SW (215°) |
| Chicago | 10,363 km | NNW (349°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,412 km | NW (323°) |
| Paris | 13,114 km | NE (46°) |
| London | 13,203 km | NE (43°) |
| Singapore | 14,555 km | S (175°) |
| Dubai | 14,776 km | ESE (102°) |
| Mumbai | 15,372 km | SE (126°) |
| Moscow | 15,494 km | NE (54°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,849 km | SSW (193°) |
| Tokyo | 16,983 km | WSW (250°) |
Cities near El Calafate
- El Chaltén121 km · 10:25
- Río Turbio133 km · 10:25
- Yacimientos Río Turbio133 km · 10:25
- 28 de Noviembre138 km · 10:25
- Puerto Natales155 km · 10:25
- Gobernador Gregores230 km · 10:25
- Cochrane344 km · 10:25
- Punta Arenas328 km · 10:25
FAQ
What time is it in El Calafate right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in El Calafate (Argentina), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is El Calafate in?
El Calafate runs on the America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does El Calafate observe daylight saving time?
El Calafate does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El Calafate today?
El Calafate sees sunrise at 06:14 and sunset at 20:53 today, giving 14h 40m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Calafate tonight?
The moon phase over El Calafate tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of El Calafate?
The antipode of El Calafate — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 50.34° N, 107.72° E. It falls on land, near Bichura, Russia, about 29 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is El Calafate?
El Calafate lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in El Calafate?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In El Calafate, clocks run about 93 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.