Right now, local time in El Castillo is 14:55 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Castillo ranks #97689 worldwide by population and #763 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 21m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Day length
- 11h 59m
- Solar noon
- 11:39
- Daylight range
- 11h 55m (winter) – 12h 20m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El Castillo — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 3.5636° N, 73.7949° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Meta Department
- Country
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
- Population
- 2,581 · #97689 worldwide
🌍 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
- 3.56° S, 106.21° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Kepoh, Indonesia, about 79 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 02:55 GMT+7 (Asia/Jakarta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El Castillo today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:28
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Dhuhr
- 11:40
- Asr
- 15:00
- Maghrib
- 17:38
- Isha
- 18:45
- Qibla direction
- 65.6° from north (ENE (66°))
Full prayer timetable for El Castillo — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El Castillo sits in the America/Bogota time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 59m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 1173 cities we cover in Colombia.
El Castillo's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 4,213 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,408 km off. Its position on the globe is 3.56° N, 73.79° 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 | 11:55 | −3h |
| Chicago | 13:55 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 16:55 | +2h |
| London | 19:55 | +5h |
| Paris | 20:55 | +6h |
| Moscow | 22:55 | +8h |
| Dubai | 23:55 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 01:25 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 03:55 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 03:55 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 04:55 | +14h |
| Sydney | 06:55 | +16h |
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 Colombia
- Bogotá14:55
- Cali14:55
- Medellín14:55
- Barranquilla14:55
- Kennedy14:55
- Cartagena14:55
- Cúcuta14:55
- Soacha14:55
- Bucaramanga14:55
- Ibagué14:55
- Santa Marta14:55
- Montería14:55
Distances from El Castillo
| São Paulo | 4,213 km | SE (137°) |
| Chicago | 4,477 km | NNW (344°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,705 km | NW (312°) |
| London | 8,572 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 8,698 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 10,990 km | NNE (32°) |
| Dubai | 13,662 km | ENE (57°) |
| Sydney | 14,273 km | SW (228°) |
| Tokyo | 14,431 km | NW (324°) |
| Mumbai | 15,587 km | NE (54°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,010 km | NNW (344°) |
| Singapore | 19,408 km | NNE (26°) |
Cities near El Castillo
- Granada10 km · 14:55
- San Martín18 km · 14:55
- El Dorado20 km · 14:55
- Fuente de Oro22 km · 14:55
- San Juan de Arama23 km · 14:55
- Lejanías26 km · 14:55
- Cubarral26 km · 14:55
- Castilla La Nueva32 km · 14:55
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 (Colombia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is El Castillo in?
El Castillo runs on the America/Bogota IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
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 05:40 and sunset at 17:39 today, giving 11h 59m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Castillo tonight?
The moon phase over El Castillo tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.8% 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 3.56° S, 106.21° E. It falls on land, near Kepoh, Indonesia, about 79 km from that city. 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 21 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.