Right now, local time in El Descanso is 17:25 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Descanso ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #1112 in Peru.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Lima GMT-5
- UTC offset
- UTC-05:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 30m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Day length
- 12h 37m
- Solar noon
- 11:30
- Daylight range
- 11h 16m (winter) – 12h 59m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 67% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El Descanso — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 14.5344° S, 71.3069° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Cuzco Department
- Country
- 🇵🇪 Peru
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from El Descanso through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 14.53° N, 108.69° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is An Lão, Vietnam, about 23 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 05:25 GMT+7 (Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El Descanso today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:56
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Dhuhr
- 11:30
- Asr
- 14:35
- Maghrib
- 17:48
- Isha
- 18:58
- Qibla direction
- 72.8° from north (ENE (73°))
Full prayer timetable for El Descanso — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El Descanso sits in the America/Lima time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 37m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 1773 cities we cover in Peru.
El Descanso's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 2,775 km away; even Hong Kong lies some 18,975 km off. Its position on the globe is 14.53° S, 71.31° 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 | 15:25 | −2h |
| Chicago | 17:25 | same time |
| São Paulo | 19:25 | +2h |
| London | 22:25 | +5h |
| Paris | 23:25 | +6h |
| Moscow | 01:25 | +8h |
| Dubai | 02:25 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 03:55 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 06:25 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 06:25 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 07:25 | +14h |
| Sydney | 09:25 | +16h |
Best time to call El Descanso
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in El Descanso local time:
Cities sharing El Descanso's time zone
Distances from El Descanso
| São Paulo | 2,775 km | ESE (115°) |
| Chicago | 6,493 km | NNW (346°) |
| Los Angeles | 7,336 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 10,021 km | NE (36°) |
| Paris | 10,070 km | NE (39°) |
| Moscow | 12,519 km | NE (35°) |
| Sydney | 13,000 km | SW (219°) |
| Dubai | 14,343 km | ENE (69°) |
| Tokyo | 16,136 km | NW (313°) |
| Mumbai | 16,174 km | ENE (77°) |
| Singapore | 18,454 km | SSE (160°) |
| Hong Kong | 18,975 km | NNW (327°) |
Cities near El Descanso
FAQ
What time is it in El Descanso right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in El Descanso (Peru), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is El Descanso in?
El Descanso runs on the America/Lima IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does El Descanso observe daylight saving time?
El Descanso does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El Descanso today?
El Descanso sees sunrise at 05:11 and sunset at 17:48 today, giving 12h 37m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Descanso tonight?
The moon phase over El Descanso tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 66.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of El Descanso?
The antipode of El Descanso — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 14.53° N, 108.69° E. It falls on land, near An Lão, Vietnam, about 23 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is El Descanso?
El Descanso lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in El Descanso?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In El Descanso, clocks run about 30 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.