Right now, local time in El Empalme is 09:01 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Empalme ranks #12642 worldwide by population and #21 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 3m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Day length
- 12h 09m
- Solar noon
- 12:03
- Daylight range
- 12h 04m (winter) – 12h 11m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El Empalme — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 1.0449° S, 79.6384° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Guayas
- Country
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Population
- 48,754 · #12642 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from El Empalme through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 1.04° N, 100.36° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Dalududalu, Indonesia, about 14 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 21:01 GMT+7 (Asia/Jakarta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El Empalme today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:46
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Dhuhr
- 12:03
- Asr
- 15:22
- Maghrib
- 18:07
- Isha
- 19:14
- Qibla direction
- 66.2° from north (ENE (66°))
Full prayer timetable for El Empalme — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El Empalme sits in the America/Guayaquil time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 09m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 541 cities we cover in Ecuador.
El Empalme's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 4,349 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,629 km off. Its position on the globe is 1.04° S, 79.64° 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 | 06:01 | −3h |
| Chicago | 08:01 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 11:01 | +2h |
| London | 14:01 | +5h |
| Paris | 15:01 | +6h |
| Moscow | 17:01 | +8h |
| Dubai | 18:01 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 19:31 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:01 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 22:01 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 23:01 | +14h |
| Sydney | 01:01 | +16h |
Best time to call El Empalme
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in El Empalme local time:
Cities sharing El Empalme's time zone
Other cities in Ecuador
- Quito09:01
- Guayaquil09:01
- Cuenca09:01
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados09:01
- Ambato09:01
- Portoviejo09:01
- Eloy Alfaro09:01
- Machala09:01
- Loja09:01
- Manta09:01
- Riobamba09:01
- Ibarra09:01
Distances from El Empalme
| São Paulo | 4,349 km | SE (128°) |
| Chicago | 4,840 km | N (351°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,606 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 9,376 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 9,510 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 11,767 km | NNE (31°) |
| Sydney | 13,447 km | SW (229°) |
| Tokyo | 14,422 km | NW (318°) |
| Dubai | 14,486 km | ENE (57°) |
| Mumbai | 16,413 km | NE (55°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,217 km | NNW (329°) |
| Singapore | 19,629 km | W (275°) |
Cities near El Empalme
- El Rosario19 km · 09:01
- Quevedo20 km · 09:01
- Mocache22 km · 09:01
- San Jacinto de Buena Fé24 km · 09:01
- San Carlos24 km · 09:01
- La Esperanza26 km · 09:01
- Barraganete31 km · 09:01
- Valencia33 km · 09:01
FAQ
What time is it in El Empalme right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in El Empalme (Ecuador), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is El Empalme in?
El Empalme runs on the America/Guayaquil IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does El Empalme observe daylight saving time?
El Empalme does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El Empalme today?
El Empalme sees sunrise at 05:58 and sunset at 18:07 today, giving 12h 09m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Empalme tonight?
The moon phase over El Empalme tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of El Empalme?
The antipode of El Empalme — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 1.04° N, 100.36° E. It falls on land, near Dalududalu, Indonesia, about 14 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is El Empalme?
El Empalme lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in El Empalme?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In El Empalme, clocks run about 3 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.