Right now, local time in El Chaco is 10:38 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Chaco 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 4m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Day length
- 12h 08m
- Solar noon
- 11:56
- Daylight range
- 12h 06m (winter) – 12h 08m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 59% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El Chaco — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 0.3390° S, 77.8111° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Napo
- Country
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from El Chaco through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 0.34° N, 102.19° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Pangkalan Bunut, Indonesia, about 7 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 22:38 GMT+7 (Asia/Jakarta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El Chaco today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:40
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Dhuhr
- 11:56
- Asr
- 15:15
- Maghrib
- 17:59
- Isha
- 19:06
- Qibla direction
- 66.3° from north (ENE (66°))
Full prayer timetable for El Chaco — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El Chaco sits in the America/Guayaquil time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 08m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 541 cities we cover in Ecuador.
El Chaco's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 4,240 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,802 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.34° S, 77.81° 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 | 07:38 | −3h |
| Chicago | 09:38 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 12:38 | +2h |
| London | 15:38 | +5h |
| Paris | 16:38 | +6h |
| Moscow | 18:38 | +8h |
| Dubai | 19:38 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 21:08 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:38 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 23:38 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 00:38 | +14h |
| Sydney | 02:38 | +16h |
Best time to call El Chaco
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in El Chaco local time:
Cities sharing El Chaco's time zone
Other cities in Ecuador
- Quito10:38
- Guayaquil10:38
- Cuenca10:38
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados10:38
- Ambato10:38
- Portoviejo10:38
- Eloy Alfaro10:38
- Machala10:38
- Loja10:38
- Manta10:38
- Riobamba10:38
- Ibarra10:38
Distances from El Chaco
| São Paulo | 4,240 km | SE (130°) |
| Chicago | 4,797 km | N (349°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,687 km | NW (316°) |
| London | 9,189 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 9,318 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 11,594 km | NNE (32°) |
| Sydney | 13,651 km | SW (228°) |
| Dubai | 14,273 km | ENE (57°) |
| Tokyo | 14,497 km | NW (320°) |
| Mumbai | 16,202 km | NE (55°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,248 km | NNW (333°) |
| Singapore | 19,802 km | WNW (302°) |
Cities near El Chaco
- Sardinas6 km · 10:38
- Cuyuja25 km · 10:38
- Oyacachi34 km · 10:38
- Papallacta37 km · 10:38
- El Reventador45 km · 10:38
- Cangahua50 km · 10:38
- Cayambe56 km · 10:38
- Yaruquí59 km · 10:38
FAQ
What time is it in El Chaco right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in El Chaco (Ecuador), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is El Chaco in?
El Chaco runs on the America/Guayaquil IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does El Chaco observe daylight saving time?
El Chaco does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El Chaco today?
El Chaco sees sunrise at 05:52 and sunset at 17:59 today, giving 12h 08m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Chaco tonight?
The moon phase over El Chaco tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 59.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of El Chaco?
The antipode of El Chaco — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 0.34° N, 102.19° E. It falls on land, near Pangkalan Bunut, Indonesia, about 7 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is El Chaco?
El Chaco lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in El Chaco?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In El Chaco, clocks run about 4 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.