Right now, local time in El Esfuerzo is 10:50 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Esfuerzo ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #126 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 1m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Day length
- 12h 08m
- Solar noon
- 12:01
- Daylight range
- 12h 06m (winter) – 12h 09m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El Esfuerzo — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 0.4164° S, 79.2756° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas
- Country
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from El Esfuerzo through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 0.42° N, 100.72° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Bangkinang, Indonesia, about 34 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 22:50 GMT+7 (Asia/Jakarta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El Esfuerzo today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:46
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Dhuhr
- 12:02
- Asr
- 15:21
- Maghrib
- 18:05
- Isha
- 19:12
- Qibla direction
- 66.0° from north (ENE (66°))
Full prayer timetable for El Esfuerzo — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El Esfuerzo sits in the America/Guayaquil time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 08m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 541 cities we cover in Ecuador.
El Esfuerzo's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 4,361 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,656 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.42° S, 79.28° 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 | 07:50 | −3h |
| Chicago | 09:50 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 12:50 | +2h |
| London | 15:50 | +5h |
| Paris | 16:50 | +6h |
| Moscow | 18:50 | +8h |
| Dubai | 19:50 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 21:20 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:50 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 23:50 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 00:50 | +14h |
| Sydney | 02:50 | +16h |
Best time to call El Esfuerzo
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in El Esfuerzo local time:
Cities sharing El Esfuerzo's time zone
Other cities in Ecuador
- Quito10:50
- Guayaquil10:50
- Cuenca10:50
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados10:50
- Ambato10:50
- Portoviejo10:50
- Eloy Alfaro10:50
- Machala10:50
- Loja10:50
- Manta10:50
- Riobamba10:50
- Ibarra10:50
Distances from El Esfuerzo
| São Paulo | 4,361 km | SE (129°) |
| Chicago | 4,777 km | N (351°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,582 km | NW (317°) |
| London | 9,296 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 9,431 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 11,687 km | NNE (31°) |
| Sydney | 13,523 km | SW (229°) |
| Tokyo | 14,397 km | NW (319°) |
| Dubai | 14,414 km | ENE (57°) |
| Mumbai | 16,339 km | NE (54°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,178 km | NNW (330°) |
| Singapore | 19,656 km | WNW (287°) |
Cities near El Esfuerzo
- Luz de América3 km · 10:50
- Puerto Limón11 km · 10:50
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados21 km · 10:50
- Santa María del Toachi25 km · 10:50
- El Carmen26 km · 10:50
- Cuatro de Diciembre30 km · 10:50
- San Jacinto de Bua33 km · 10:50
- Valle Hermoso37 km · 10:50
FAQ
What time is it in El Esfuerzo right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in El Esfuerzo (Ecuador), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is El Esfuerzo in?
El Esfuerzo runs on the America/Guayaquil IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does El Esfuerzo observe daylight saving time?
El Esfuerzo does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El Esfuerzo today?
El Esfuerzo sees sunrise at 05:58 and sunset at 18:05 today, giving 12h 08m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Esfuerzo tonight?
The moon phase over El Esfuerzo tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of El Esfuerzo?
The antipode of El Esfuerzo — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 0.42° N, 100.72° E. It falls on land, near Bangkinang, Indonesia, about 34 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is El Esfuerzo?
El Esfuerzo lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in El Esfuerzo?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In El Esfuerzo, clocks run about 1 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.