Right now, local time in El Chocolate is 19:42 (CST, UTC-06:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Chocolate ranks #142053 worldwide by population and #7861 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 5m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Day length
- 11h 30m
- Solar noon
- 12:05
- Daylight range
- 11h 07m (winter) – 13h 08m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El Chocolate — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from El Chocolate through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 16.93° S, 84.91° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is West Island, Cocos Islands, 1,387 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El Chocolate today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:05
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Dhuhr
- 12:05
- Asr
- 15:22
- Maghrib
- 17:49
- Isha
- 18:58
- Qibla direction
- 50.6° from north (NE (51°))
Full prayer timetable for El Chocolate — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El Chocolate 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 Chocolate's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 2,864 km away; even Singapore lies some 17,111 km off. Its position on the globe is 16.93° N, 95.09° 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 | 17:42 | −2h |
| Chicago | 19:42 | same time |
| São Paulo | 22:42 | +3h |
| London | 01:42 | +6h |
| Paris | 02:42 | +7h |
| Moscow | 04:42 | +9h |
| Dubai | 05:42 | +10h |
| Mumbai | 07:12 | +11h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:42 | +14h |
| Hong Kong | 09:42 | +14h |
| Tokyo | 10:42 | +15h |
| Sydney | 12:42 | +17h |
Best time to call El Chocolate
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in El Chocolate local time:
Cities sharing El Chocolate's time zone
Other cities in Mexico
- Mexico City19:42
- Tijuana17:42
- Iztapalapa19:42
- Puebla19:42
- Ecatepec de Morelos19:42
- Santiago de Querétaro19:42
- León de los Aldama19:42
- Ciudad Juárez18:42
- Zapopan19:42
- Guadalajara19:42
- Mérida19:42
- Gustavo Adolfo Madero19:42
Distances from El Chocolate
| Chicago | 2,864 km | NNE (13°) |
| Los Angeles | 2,990 km | NW (314°) |
| São Paulo | 6,925 km | SE (129°) |
| London | 8,877 km | NE (39°) |
| Paris | 9,127 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 10,802 km | NNE (25°) |
| Tokyo | 11,804 km | NW (316°) |
| Sydney | 13,209 km | WSW (240°) |
| Dubai | 14,333 km | NE (35°) |
| Hong Kong | 14,612 km | NW (323°) |
| Mumbai | 15,806 km | NNE (19°) |
| Singapore | 17,111 km | NW (313°) |
Cities near El Chocolate
- San Juan Guichicovi3 km · 19:42
- Río Pachiñe5 km · 19:42
- Colonia Rincón Viejo7 km · 19:42
- El Bajío7 km · 19:42
- Llano Suchiapa8 km · 19:42
- Matías Romero Avendaño8 km · 19:42
- Encinal Colorado9 km · 19:42
- Estación Mogoñé9 km · 19:42
FAQ
What time is it in El Chocolate right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in El Chocolate (Mexico), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is El Chocolate in?
El Chocolate runs on the America/Mexico_City IANA time zone (UTC-06:00), currently abbreviated CST.
Does El Chocolate observe daylight saving time?
El Chocolate does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El Chocolate today?
El Chocolate sees sunrise at 06:19 and sunset at 17:50 today, giving 11h 30m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Chocolate tonight?
The moon phase over El Chocolate tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of El Chocolate?
The antipode of El Chocolate — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 16.93° S, 84.91° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is West Island, Cocos Islands, roughly 1,387 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is El Chocolate?
El Chocolate lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in El Chocolate?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In El Chocolate, clocks run about 5 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.