Right now, local time in El Carmen is 18:31 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Carmen ranks #39321 worldwide by population and #172 in Chile.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Santiago GMT-3
- UTC offset
- UTC-03:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go back by 1 hour on April 4, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 92m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Day length
- 13h 40m
- Solar noon
- 13:32
- Daylight range
- 9h 38m (winter) – 14h 42m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El Carmen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from El Carmen through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.90° N, 107.97° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Wuqi, China, about 18 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 05:31 GMT+8 (Asia/Shanghai)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El Carmen today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:05
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Dhuhr
- 13:33
- Asr
- 17:18
- Maghrib
- 20:22
- Isha
- 21:53
- Qibla direction
- 84.4° from north (E (84°))
Full prayer timetable for El Carmen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El Carmen sits in the America/Santiago time zone, UTC-03:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 13h 40m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 305 cities we cover in Chile.
El Carmen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 2,842 km away; even Hong Kong lies some 18,288 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.90° S, 72.03° 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 | 13:31 | −5h |
| Chicago | 15:31 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 18:31 | same time |
| London | 21:31 | +3h |
| Paris | 22:31 | +4h |
| Moscow | 00:31 | +6h |
| Dubai | 01:31 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 03:01 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 05:31 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 05:31 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 06:31 | +12h |
| Sydney | 08:31 | +14h |
Best time to call El Carmen
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in El Carmen local time:
Cities sharing El Carmen's time zone
Other cities in Chile
- Santiago18:31
- Puente Alto18:31
- Maipú18:31
- Antofagasta18:31
- Viña del Mar18:31
- Valparaíso18:31
- Ñuñoa18:31
- San Bernardo18:31
- Puerto Montt18:31
- Arica18:31
- Peñalolén18:31
- Temuco18:31
Distances from El Carmen
| São Paulo | 2,842 km | ENE (66°) |
| Chicago | 8,902 km | NNW (348°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,226 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 10,961 km | SW (215°) |
| Paris | 12,019 km | NE (42°) |
| London | 12,051 km | NE (39°) |
| Moscow | 14,496 km | NE (44°) |
| Dubai | 14,901 km | E (89°) |
| Singapore | 16,039 km | S (173°) |
| Mumbai | 16,068 km | ESE (111°) |
| Tokyo | 17,183 km | W (277°) |
| Hong Kong | 18,288 km | SSW (202°) |
Cities near El Carmen
- San Ignacio11 km · 18:31
- Pemuco11 km · 18:31
- Yungay25 km · 18:31
- Pinto25 km · 18:31
- Chillán Viejo32 km · 18:31
- Chillán33 km · 18:31
- Bulnes30 km · 18:31
- Coihueco35 km · 18:31
FAQ
What time is it in El Carmen right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in El Carmen (Chile), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is El Carmen in?
El Carmen runs on the America/Santiago IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does El Carmen observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go back by 1 hour on April 4, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El Carmen today?
El Carmen sees sunrise at 06:42 and sunset at 20:22 today, giving 13h 40m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Carmen tonight?
The moon phase over El Carmen tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of El Carmen?
The antipode of El Carmen — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.90° N, 107.97° E. It falls on land, near Wuqi, China, about 18 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is El Carmen?
El Carmen lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in El Carmen?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In El Carmen, clocks run about 92 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.