Right now, local time in El Franco is 21:38 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Franco ranks #79766 worldwide by population and #1684 in Spain.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Madrid GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 72m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Day length
- 10h 14m
- Solar noon
- 13:12
- Daylight range
- 8h 56m (winter) – 15h 26m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El Franco — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from El Franco through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 43.56° S, 173.13° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Sumner, New Zealand, about 30 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:38 GMT+13 (Pacific/Auckland)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El Franco today MWL
- Fajr
- 06:27
- Sunrise
- 08:04
- Dhuhr
- 13:12
- Asr
- 15:53
- Maghrib
- 18:17
- Isha
- 19:49
- Qibla direction
- 104.5° from north (ESE (105°))
Full prayer timetable for El Franco — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El Franco sits in the Europe/Madrid time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 14m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7178 cities we cover in Spain.
El Franco's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 921 km away; even Sydney lies some 17,839 km off. Its position on the globe is 43.56° N, 6.87° 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 | 12:38 | −9h |
| Chicago | 14:38 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 17:38 | −4h |
| London | 20:38 | −1h |
| Paris | 21:38 | same time |
| Moscow | 23:38 | +2h |
| Dubai | 00:38 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 02:08 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:38 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 04:38 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 05:38 | +8h |
| Sydney | 07:38 | +10h |
Best time to call El Franco
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in El Franco local time:
Cities sharing El Franco's time zone
Distances from El Franco
| Paris | 921 km | NE (47°) |
| London | 1,018 km | NNE (27°) |
| Moscow | 3,405 km | NE (51°) |
| Dubai | 5,907 km | E (89°) |
| Chicago | 6,323 km | WNW (299°) |
| Mumbai | 7,751 km | E (83°) |
| São Paulo | 8,494 km | SW (217°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,939 km | NW (309°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,543 km | NE (53°) |
| Tokyo | 10,576 km | NNE (27°) |
| Singapore | 11,550 km | ENE (74°) |
| Sydney | 17,839 km | ENE (68°) |
Cities near El Franco
FAQ
What time is it in El Franco right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in El Franco (Spain), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is El Franco in?
El Franco runs on the Europe/Madrid IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does El Franco observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El Franco today?
El Franco sees sunrise at 08:05 and sunset at 18:19 today, giving 10h 14m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Franco tonight?
The moon phase over El Franco tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of El Franco?
The antipode of El Franco — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 43.56° S, 173.13° E. It falls on land, near Sumner, New Zealand, about 30 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is El Franco?
El Franco lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in El Franco?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In El Franco, clocks run about 72 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.