Right now, local time in El Carmen is 15:38 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Carmen ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #126 in Ecuador.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Guayaquil GMT-5
- UTC offset
- UTC-05:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 2m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Day length
- 12h 07m
- Solar noon
- 12:02
- Daylight range
- 12h 06m (winter) – 12h 08m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El Carmen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 0.2753° S, 79.4622° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Manabí
- Country
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 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
- 0.28° N, 100.54° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Rokan, Indonesia, about 36 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 03:38 GMT+7 (Asia/Jakarta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El Carmen today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:47
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Dhuhr
- 12:02
- Asr
- 15:22
- Maghrib
- 18:05
- Isha
- 19:12
- Qibla direction
- 65.9° from north (ENE (66°))
Full prayer timetable for El Carmen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El Carmen sits in the America/Guayaquil time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 07m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 541 cities we cover in Ecuador.
El Carmen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 4,387 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,631 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.28° S, 79.46° 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 | 12:38 | −3h |
| Chicago | 14:38 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 17:38 | +2h |
| London | 20:38 | +5h |
| Paris | 21:38 | +6h |
| Moscow | 23:38 | +8h |
| Dubai | 00:38 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 02:08 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:38 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 04:38 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 05:38 | +14h |
| Sydney | 07:38 | +16h |
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 Ecuador
- Quito15:38
- Guayaquil15:38
- Cuenca15:38
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados15:38
- Ambato15:38
- Portoviejo15:38
- Eloy Alfaro15:38
- Machala15:38
- Loja15:38
- Manta15:38
- Riobamba15:38
- Ibarra15:38
Distances from El Carmen
| São Paulo | 4,387 km | SE (129°) |
| Chicago | 4,759 km | N (351°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,556 km | NW (317°) |
| London | 9,296 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 9,433 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 11,684 km | NNE (31°) |
| Sydney | 13,518 km | SW (229°) |
| Tokyo | 14,371 km | NW (319°) |
| Dubai | 14,423 km | ENE (57°) |
| Mumbai | 16,347 km | NE (54°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,154 km | NNW (330°) |
| Singapore | 19,631 km | WNW (288°) |
Cities near El Carmen
- Cuatro de Diciembre4 km · 15:38
- San Pedro de Suma11 km · 15:38
- Puerto Limón16 km · 15:38
- San Jacinto de Bua16 km · 15:38
- Luz de América23 km · 15:38
- Wilfrido Loor Moreira24 km · 15:38
- El Esfuerzo26 km · 15:38
- Valle Hermoso29 km · 15:38
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 (Ecuador), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is El Carmen in?
El Carmen runs on the America/Guayaquil 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 — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El Carmen today?
El Carmen sees sunrise at 05:58 and sunset at 18:06 today, giving 12h 07m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Carmen tonight?
The moon phase over El Carmen tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.5% 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 0.28° N, 100.54° E. It falls on land, near Rokan, Indonesia, about 36 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 2 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.