Right now, local time in El Coco is 02:00 (EST, UTC-05:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Coco ranks #146961 worldwide by population and #254 in Panama.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Panama EST
- UTC offset
- UTC-05:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 6m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Day length
- 11h 50m
- Solar noon
- 12:06
- Daylight range
- 11h 38m (winter) – 12h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 73% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El Coco — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from El Coco through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.40° S, 99.65° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is West Island, Cocos Islands, 520 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El Coco today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:59
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Dhuhr
- 12:06
- Asr
- 15:26
- Maghrib
- 18:00
- Isha
- 19:07
- Qibla direction
- 61.9° from north (ENE (62°))
Full prayer timetable for El Coco — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El Coco sits in the America/Panama time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 50m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 643 cities we cover in Panama.
El Coco's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 3,791 km away; even Singapore lies some 18,837 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.40° N, 80.35° 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 | 00:00 | −2h |
| Chicago | 02:00 | same time |
| São Paulo | 04:00 | +2h |
| London | 07:00 | +5h |
| Paris | 08:00 | +6h |
| Moscow | 10:00 | +8h |
| Dubai | 11:00 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 12:30 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 15:00 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 15:00 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 16:00 | +14h |
| Sydney | 18:00 | +16h |
Best time to call El Coco
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in El Coco local time:
Cities sharing El Coco's time zone
Other cities in Panama
- Panama City02:00
- San Miguelito02:00
- Juan Díaz02:00
- David02:00
- Colón02:00
- Arraiján02:00
- Las Cumbres02:00
- La Chorrera02:00
- Pedregal02:00
- Tocumen02:00
- Santiago de Veraguas02:00
- Parque Lefevre02:00
Distances from El Coco
| Chicago | 3,791 km | N (350°) |
| Los Angeles | 4,806 km | NW (312°) |
| São Paulo | 5,104 km | SE (135°) |
| London | 8,602 km | NE (39°) |
| Paris | 8,773 km | NE (42°) |
| Moscow | 10,905 km | NNE (30°) |
| Tokyo | 13,566 km | NW (322°) |
| Dubai | 13,930 km | NE (51°) |
| Sydney | 14,044 km | SW (234°) |
| Mumbai | 15,783 km | NE (44°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,251 km | NNW (335°) |
| Singapore | 18,837 km | NNW (337°) |
Cities near El Coco
- Antón10 km · 02:00
- Coclé10 km · 02:00
- Juan Díaz10 km · 02:00
- Llano Marín11 km · 02:00
- Aguas Blancas13 km · 02:00
- Penonomé14 km · 02:00
- Vista Hermosa15 km · 02:00
- Chigoré15 km · 02:00
FAQ
What time is it in El Coco right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in El Coco (Panama), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is El Coco in?
El Coco runs on the America/Panama IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated EST.
Does El Coco observe daylight saving time?
El Coco does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El Coco today?
El Coco sees sunrise at 06:11 and sunset at 18:01 today, giving 11h 50m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Coco tonight?
The moon phase over El Coco tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 72.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of El Coco?
The antipode of El Coco — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.40° S, 99.65° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is West Island, Cocos Islands, roughly 520 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is El Coco?
El Coco lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in El Coco?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In El Coco, clocks run about 6 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.