Right now, local time in El Cantón is 12:50 (GMT-4, UTC-04:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Cantón ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #243 in Venezuela.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Caracas GMT-4
- UTC offset
- UTC-04:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 30m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Day length
- 11h 51m
- Solar noon
- 12:30
- Daylight range
- 11h 41m (winter) – 12h 33m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El Cantón — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 7.4780° N, 71.2969° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Barinas
- Country
- 🇻🇪 Venezuela
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from El Cantón through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 7.48° S, 108.70° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Cipari, Indonesia, about 8 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 23:50 GMT+7 (Asia/Jakarta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El Cantón today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:22
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Dhuhr
- 12:30
- Asr
- 15:50
- Maghrib
- 18:24
- Isha
- 19:31
- Qibla direction
- 65.0° from north (ENE (65°))
Full prayer timetable for El Cantón — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El Cantón sits in the America/Caracas time zone, UTC-04:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 51m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 414 cities we cover in Venezuela.
El Cantón's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 4,149 km away; even Singapore lies some 18,894 km off. Its position on the globe is 7.48° N, 71.30° 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 | 08:50 | −4h |
| Chicago | 10:50 | −2h |
| São Paulo | 13:50 | +1h |
| London | 16:50 | +4h |
| Paris | 17:50 | +5h |
| Moscow | 19:50 | +7h |
| Dubai | 20:50 | +8h |
| Mumbai | 22:20 | +9h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:50 | +12h |
| Hong Kong | 00:50 | +12h |
| Tokyo | 01:50 | +13h |
| Sydney | 03:50 | +15h |
Best time to call El Cantón
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in El Cantón local time:
Cities sharing El Cantón's time zone
Other cities in Venezuela
- Caracas12:50
- Maracaibo12:50
- Valencia12:50
- Barquisimeto12:50
- Ciudad Guayana12:50
- Barcelona12:50
- Maturín12:50
- Maracay12:50
- Ciudad Bolívar12:50
- Cumaná12:50
- Barinas12:50
- Puerto La Cruz12:50
Distances from El Cantón
| Chicago | 4,149 km | NNW (340°) |
| São Paulo | 4,369 km | SE (143°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,635 km | NW (308°) |
| London | 8,059 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 8,188 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 10,475 km | NNE (32°) |
| Dubai | 13,190 km | NE (56°) |
| Tokyo | 14,223 km | NNW (328°) |
| Sydney | 14,767 km | SW (230°) |
| Mumbai | 15,105 km | NE (53°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,649 km | N (350°) |
| Singapore | 18,894 km | NNE (29°) |
Cities near El Cantón
- Santa Cruz de Guacas4 km · 12:50
- Punta de Piedra26 km · 12:50
- Abejales29 km · 12:50
- Santa María de Caparo32 km · 12:50
- Santa Bárbara40 km · 12:50
- Arauquita52 km · 11:50
- Pedraza La Vieja55 km · 12:50
- Puerto Vivas60 km · 12:50
FAQ
What time is it in El Cantón right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in El Cantón (Venezuela), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is El Cantón in?
El Cantón runs on the America/Caracas IANA time zone (UTC-04:00), currently abbreviated GMT-4.
Does El Cantón observe daylight saving time?
El Cantón does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El Cantón today?
El Cantón sees sunrise at 06:34 and sunset at 18:25 today, giving 11h 51m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Cantón tonight?
The moon phase over El Cantón tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of El Cantón?
The antipode of El Cantón — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 7.48° S, 108.70° E. It falls on land, near Cipari, Indonesia, about 8 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is El Cantón?
El Cantón lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in El Cantón?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In El Cantón, clocks run about 30 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.