Right now, local time in El Carmen is 11:20 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Carmen ranks #104268 worldwide by population and #794 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 15m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Day length
- 11h 54m
- Solar noon
- 11:45
- Daylight range
- 11h 47m (winter) â 12h 28m (summer)
- Moon phase
- đ Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El Carmen â golden hour, twilight and month view â
đ Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 5.8878° N, 75.1642° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- ChocĂł
- Country
- đšđŽ Colombia
- Population
- 2,258 · #104268 worldwide
đ Antipode â 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
- 5.89° S, 104.84° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land â nearest tracked city is Padangcermin, Indonesia, about 46 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 23:20 GMT+7 (Asia/Jakarta)
- Through the Earth
- â 12,742 km in a straight line (â 20,015 km along the surface)
đ Prayer times in El Carmen today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:36
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Dhuhr
- 11:45
- Asr
- 15:06
- Maghrib
- 17:41
- Isha
- 18:48
- Qibla direction
- 64.4° from north (ENE (64°))
Full prayer timetable for El Carmen â this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla â
El Carmen sits in the America/Bogota time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 54m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 1173 cities we cover in Colombia.
El Carmen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 4,188 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,202 km off. Its position on the globe is 5.89° N, 75.16° 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 | 08:20 | â3h |
| Chicago | 10:20 | â1h |
| SĂŁo Paulo | 13:20 | +2h |
| London | 16:20 | +5h |
| Paris | 17:20 | +6h |
| Moscow | 19:20 | +8h |
| Dubai | 20:20 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 21:50 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:20 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 00:20 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 01:20 | +14h |
| Sydney | 03:20 | +16h |
Best time to call El Carmen
Standard business hours (9:00 â 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in El Carmen local time:
Cities sharing El Carmen's time zone
Other cities in Colombia
- BogotĂĄ11:20
- Cali11:20
- MedellĂn11:20
- Barranquilla11:20
- Kennedy11:20
- Cartagena11:20
- CĂșcuta11:20
- Soacha11:20
- Bucaramanga11:20
- Ibagué11:20
- Santa Marta11:20
- MonterĂa11:20
Distances from El Carmen
| Chicago | 4,188 km | NNW (345°) |
| São Paulo | 4,506 km | SE (138°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,420 km | NW (311°) |
| London | 8,462 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 8,603 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 10,851 km | NNE (32°) |
| Dubai | 13,642 km | NE (55°) |
| Tokyo | 14,132 km | NW (324°) |
| Sydney | 14,325 km | SW (230°) |
| Mumbai | 15,550 km | NE (51°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,718 km | NNW (342°) |
| Singapore | 19,202 km | N (8°) |
Cities near El Carmen
- San Francisco11 km · 11:20
- Argelia18 km · 11:20
- Cocornå19 km · 11:20
- La Unión24 km · 11:20
- Sonsón26 km · 11:20
- San Luis26 km · 11:20
- Granada29 km · 11:20
- Carmen de Viboral29 km · 11:20
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 (Colombia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is El Carmen in?
El Carmen runs on the America/Bogota IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does El Carmen observe daylight saving time?
El Carmen does not observe daylight saving time â its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El Carmen today?
El Carmen sees sunrise at 05:48 and sunset at 17:42 today, giving 11h 54m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Carmen tonight?
The moon phase over El Carmen tonight is đ Last Quarter with 48.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of El Carmen?
The antipode of El Carmen â the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth â lies at 5.89° S, 104.84° E. It falls on land, near Padangcermin, Indonesia, about 46 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 15 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.