Right now, local time in El Carretón is 17:55 (CST, UTC-06:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Carretón ranks #106486 worldwide by population and #4037 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 28m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Day length
- 11h 19m
- Solar noon
- 12:28
- Daylight range
- 10h 49m (winter) – 13h 27m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El Carretón — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 21.6297° N, 100.9810° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Guanajuato
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Population
- 2,161 · #106486 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from El Carretón through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 21.63° S, 79.02° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Port Mathurin, Mauritius, 1,637 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El Carretón today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:32
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Dhuhr
- 12:28
- Asr
- 15:42
- Maghrib
- 18:07
- Isha
- 19:18
- Qibla direction
- 44.2° from north (NE (44°))
Full prayer timetable for El Carretón — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El Carretón sits in the America/Mexico_City time zone, UTC-06:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 19m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 8947 cities we cover in Mexico.
El Carretón's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Los Angeles, 2,182 km away; even Singapore lies some 16,302 km off. Its position on the globe is 21.63° N, 100.98° 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 | 15:55 | −2h |
| Chicago | 17:55 | same time |
| São Paulo | 20:55 | +3h |
| London | 23:55 | +6h |
| Paris | 00:55 | +7h |
| Moscow | 02:55 | +9h |
| Dubai | 03:55 | +10h |
| Mumbai | 05:25 | +11h 30m |
| Singapore | 07:55 | +14h |
| Hong Kong | 07:55 | +14h |
| Tokyo | 08:55 | +15h |
| Sydney | 10:55 | +17h |
Best time to call El Carretón
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in El Carretón local time:
Cities sharing El Carretón's time zone
Other cities in Mexico
- Mexico City17:55
- Tijuana15:55
- Iztapalapa17:55
- Puebla17:55
- Ecatepec de Morelos17:55
- Santiago de Querétaro17:55
- León de los Aldama17:55
- Ciudad Juárez16:55
- Zapopan17:55
- Guadalajara17:55
- Mérida17:55
- Gustavo Adolfo Madero17:55
Distances from El Carretón
| Los Angeles | 2,182 km | NW (313°) |
| Chicago | 2,574 km | NNE (26°) |
| São Paulo | 7,734 km | SE (127°) |
| London | 8,857 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 9,135 km | NE (40°) |
| Moscow | 10,567 km | NNE (22°) |
| Tokyo | 10,998 km | NW (314°) |
| Sydney | 12,921 km | WSW (242°) |
| Hong Kong | 13,818 km | NW (320°) |
| Dubai | 14,207 km | NNE (27°) |
| Mumbai | 15,446 km | N (9°) |
| Singapore | 16,302 km | NW (310°) |
Cities near El Carretón
- San José de Rancho Nuevo (Los Arrieros)4 km · 17:55
- San Francisco8 km · 17:55
- El Tejocote (El Domingo)9 km · 17:55
- Guadalupe10 km · 17:55
- San Bartolo de Berrios9 km · 17:55
- Fábrica de Melchor10 km · 17:55
- Chirimoya (Estación Chirimoya)12 km · 17:55
- El Rosario13 km · 17:55
FAQ
What time is it in El Carretón right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in El Carretón (Mexico), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is El Carretón in?
El Carretón runs on the America/Mexico_City IANA time zone (UTC-06:00), currently abbreviated CST.
Does El Carretón observe daylight saving time?
El Carretón does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El Carretón today?
El Carretón sees sunrise at 06:49 and sunset at 18:08 today, giving 11h 19m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Carretón tonight?
The moon phase over El Carretón tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of El Carretón?
The antipode of El Carretón — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 21.63° S, 79.02° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Port Mathurin, Mauritius, roughly 1,637 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is El Carretón?
El Carretón lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in El Carretón?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In El Carretón, clocks run about 28 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.