Right now, local time in El Cocal is 10:28 (EST, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Cocal ranks #148592 worldwide by population and #265 in Panama.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Panama EST
- UTC offset
- UTC-05:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 5m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Day length
- 11h 51m
- Solar noon
- 12:05
- Daylight range
- 11h 40m (winter) – 12h 34m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El Cocal — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 7.7385° N, 80.2789° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Los Santos Province
- Country
- 🇵🇦 Panama
- Population
- 926 · #148592 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from El Cocal through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 7.74° S, 99.72° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Manna, Indonesia, 506 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El Cocal today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:58
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Dhuhr
- 12:06
- Asr
- 15:26
- Maghrib
- 18:00
- Isha
- 19:07
- Qibla direction
- 62.2° from north (ENE (62°))
Full prayer timetable for El Cocal — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El Cocal sits in the America/Panama time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 51m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 643 cities we cover in Panama.
El Cocal's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 3,865 km away; even Singapore lies some 18,907 km off. Its position on the globe is 7.74° N, 80.28° 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 | 07:28 | −3h |
| Chicago | 09:28 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 12:28 | +2h |
| London | 15:28 | +5h |
| Paris | 16:28 | +6h |
| Moscow | 18:28 | +8h |
| Dubai | 19:28 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 20:58 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:28 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 23:28 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 00:28 | +14h |
| Sydney | 02:28 | +16h |
Best time to call El Cocal
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in El Cocal local time:
Cities sharing El Cocal's time zone
Other cities in Panama
- Panama City10:28
- San Miguelito10:28
- Juan Díaz10:28
- David10:28
- Colón10:28
- Arraiján10:28
- Las Cumbres10:28
- La Chorrera10:28
- Pedregal10:28
- Tocumen10:28
- Santiago de Veraguas10:28
- Parque Lefevre10:28
Distances from El Cocal
| Chicago | 3,865 km | N (350°) |
| Los Angeles | 4,862 km | NW (312°) |
| São Paulo | 5,046 km | SE (134°) |
| London | 8,654 km | NE (39°) |
| Paris | 8,822 km | NE (42°) |
| Moscow | 10,964 km | NNE (30°) |
| Tokyo | 13,628 km | NW (322°) |
| Dubai | 13,970 km | NE (51°) |
| Sydney | 14,007 km | SW (233°) |
| Mumbai | 15,829 km | NE (44°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,321 km | NNW (335°) |
| Singapore | 18,907 km | NNW (336°) |
Cities near El Cocal
- La Tiza2 km · 10:28
- El Carate2 km · 10:28
- Peña Blanca2 km · 10:28
- Las Tablas3 km · 10:28
- La Laja3 km · 10:28
- El Sesteadero3 km · 10:28
- Las Palmitas3 km · 10:28
- Santo Domingo4 km · 10:28
FAQ
What time is it in El Cocal right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in El Cocal (Panama), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is El Cocal in?
El Cocal runs on the America/Panama IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated EST.
Does El Cocal observe daylight saving time?
El Cocal does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El Cocal today?
El Cocal sees sunrise at 06:10 and sunset at 18:01 today, giving 11h 51m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Cocal tonight?
The moon phase over El Cocal tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of El Cocal?
The antipode of El Cocal — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 7.74° S, 99.72° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Manna, Indonesia, roughly 506 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is El Cocal?
El Cocal lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in El Cocal?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In El Cocal, clocks run about 5 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.