Right now, local time in El Carmen is 17:46 (CST, UTC-06:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Carmen ranks #133252 worldwide by population and #6722 in Mexico.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Mexico_City CST
- UTC offset
- UTC-06:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 17m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Day length
- 11h 30m
- Solar noon
- 12:17
- Daylight range
- 11h 07m (winter) – 13h 08m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% 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
- 16.95° S, 81.76° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Downtown, British Indian Ocean Territory, 1,483 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El Carmen today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:18
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Dhuhr
- 12:18
- Asr
- 15:35
- Maghrib
- 18:01
- Isha
- 19:11
- Qibla direction
- 48.5° from north (NE (48°))
Full prayer timetable for El Carmen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El Carmen sits in the America/Mexico_City time zone, UTC-06:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 30m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 8947 cities we cover in Mexico.
El Carmen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Los Angeles, 2,754 km away; even Singapore lies some 16,854 km off. Its position on the globe is 16.95° N, 98.24° 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 | 15:46 | −2h |
| Chicago | 17:46 | same time |
| São Paulo | 20:46 | +3h |
| London | 23:46 | +6h |
| Paris | 00:46 | +7h |
| Moscow | 02:46 | +9h |
| Dubai | 03:46 | +10h |
| Mumbai | 05:16 | +11h 30m |
| Singapore | 07:46 | +14h |
| Hong Kong | 07:46 | +14h |
| Tokyo | 08:46 | +15h |
| Sydney | 10:46 | +17h |
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 Mexico
- Mexico City17:46
- Tijuana15:46
- Iztapalapa17:46
- Puebla17:46
- Ecatepec de Morelos17:46
- Santiago de Querétaro17:46
- León de los Aldama17:46
- Ciudad Juárez16:46
- Zapopan17:46
- Guadalajara17:46
- Mérida17:46
- Gustavo Adolfo Madero17:46
Distances from El Carmen
| Los Angeles | 2,754 km | NW (317°) |
| Chicago | 2,951 km | NNE (18°) |
| São Paulo | 7,189 km | SE (127°) |
| London | 9,085 km | NE (39°) |
| Paris | 9,344 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 10,936 km | NNE (23°) |
| Tokyo | 11,568 km | NW (315°) |
| Sydney | 12,919 km | WSW (240°) |
| Hong Kong | 14,402 km | NW (320°) |
| Dubai | 14,516 km | NNE (32°) |
| Mumbai | 15,899 km | NNE (14°) |
| Singapore | 16,854 km | NW (308°) |
Cities near El Carmen
- San Pedro Cuitlapan3 km · 17:46
- La Soledad8 km · 17:46
- Rancho Viejo (Rancho Nuevo de la Democracia)9 km · 17:46
- Tlacoachistlahuaca17 km · 17:46
- Xochistlahuaca17 km · 17:46
- Jicayán de Tovar20 km · 17:46
- Santa Cruz Yucucani19 km · 17:46
- El Jicaral20 km · 17:46
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 (Mexico), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is El Carmen in?
El Carmen runs on the America/Mexico_City IANA time zone (UTC-06:00), currently abbreviated CST.
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 06:32 and sunset at 18:02 today, giving 11h 30m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Carmen tonight?
The moon phase over El Carmen tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.1% 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 16.95° S, 81.76° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Downtown, British Indian Ocean Territory, roughly 1,483 km away. 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 17 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.