Right now, local time in El Castillo is 12:50 (CST, UTC-06:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Castillo ranks #67812 worldwide by population and #1778 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 12m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Day length
- 11h 24m
- Solar noon
- 12:12
- Daylight range
- 10h 57m (winter) – 13h 19m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El Castillo — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from El Castillo through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 19.55° S, 83.13° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is West Island, Cocos Islands, 1,678 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El Castillo today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:14
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Dhuhr
- 12:12
- Asr
- 15:27
- Maghrib
- 17:53
- Isha
- 19:03
- Qibla direction
- 48.2° from north (NE (48°))
Full prayer timetable for El Castillo — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El Castillo sits in the America/Mexico_City time zone, UTC-06:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 24m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 8947 cities we cover in Mexico.
El Castillo's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 2,632 km away; even Singapore lies some 16,776 km off. Its position on the globe is 19.55° N, 96.87° 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 | 10:50 | −2h |
| Chicago | 12:50 | same time |
| São Paulo | 15:50 | +3h |
| London | 18:50 | +6h |
| Paris | 19:50 | +7h |
| Moscow | 21:50 | +9h |
| Dubai | 22:50 | +10h |
| Mumbai | 00:20 | +11h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:50 | +14h |
| Hong Kong | 02:50 | +14h |
| Tokyo | 03:50 | +15h |
| Sydney | 05:50 | +17h |
Best time to call El Castillo
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in El Castillo local time:
Cities sharing El Castillo's time zone
Other cities in Mexico
- Mexico City12:50
- Tijuana10:50
- Iztapalapa12:50
- Puebla12:50
- Ecatepec de Morelos12:50
- Santiago de Querétaro12:50
- León de los Aldama12:50
- Ciudad Juárez11:50
- Zapopan12:50
- Guadalajara12:50
- Mérida12:50
- Gustavo Adolfo Madero12:50
Distances from El Castillo
| Chicago | 2,632 km | NNE (17°) |
| Los Angeles | 2,655 km | NW (312°) |
| São Paulo | 7,254 km | SE (129°) |
| London | 8,770 km | NE (39°) |
| Paris | 9,031 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 10,613 km | NNE (24°) |
| Tokyo | 11,464 km | NW (316°) |
| Sydney | 13,187 km | WSW (241°) |
| Dubai | 14,194 km | NNE (32°) |
| Hong Kong | 14,267 km | NW (323°) |
| Mumbai | 15,583 km | NNE (15°) |
| Singapore | 16,776 km | NW (314°) |
Cities near El Castillo
- Tronconal2 km · 12:50
- Chiltoyac3 km · 12:50
- Las Trancas5 km · 12:50
- Colonia Santa Bárbara5 km · 12:50
- Lomas Verdes5 km · 12:50
- Jacarandas6 km · 12:50
- Xalapa de Enríquez6 km · 12:50
- Fraccionamiento las Fuentes6 km · 12:50
FAQ
What time is it in El Castillo right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in El Castillo (Mexico), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is El Castillo in?
El Castillo runs on the America/Mexico_City IANA time zone (UTC-06:00), currently abbreviated CST.
Does El Castillo observe daylight saving time?
El Castillo does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El Castillo today?
El Castillo sees sunrise at 06:30 and sunset at 17:54 today, giving 11h 24m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Castillo tonight?
The moon phase over El Castillo tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of El Castillo?
The antipode of El Castillo — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 19.55° S, 83.13° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is West Island, Cocos Islands, roughly 1,678 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is El Castillo?
El Castillo lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in El Castillo?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In El Castillo, clocks run about 12 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.