Right now, local time in El Giral is 13:01 (EST, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Giral ranks #123808 worldwide by population and #155 in Panama.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Panama EST
- 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
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Day length
- 11h 47m
- Solar noon
- 12:03
- Daylight range
- 11h 35m (winter) – 12h 40m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El Giral — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from El Giral through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.25° S, 100.31° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is West Island, Cocos Islands, about 500 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 00:31 GMT+6:30 (Indian/Cocos)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El Giral today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:57
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Dhuhr
- 12:03
- Asr
- 15:23
- Maghrib
- 17:56
- Isha
- 19:03
- Qibla direction
- 61.8° from north (ENE (62°))
Full prayer timetable for El Giral — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El Giral sits in the America/Panama time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 47m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 643 cities we cover in Panama.
El Giral's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 3,711 km away; even Singapore lies some 18,774 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.25° N, 79.69° 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 | 10:01 | −3h |
| Chicago | 12:01 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 15:01 | +2h |
| London | 18:01 | +5h |
| Paris | 19:01 | +6h |
| Moscow | 21:01 | +8h |
| Dubai | 22:01 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 23:31 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:01 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 02:01 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 03:01 | +14h |
| Sydney | 05:01 | +16h |
Best time to call El Giral
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in El Giral local time:
Cities sharing El Giral's time zone
Other cities in Panama
- Panama City13:01
- San Miguelito13:01
- Juan Díaz13:01
- David13:01
- Colón13:01
- Arraiján13:01
- Las Cumbres13:01
- La Chorrera13:01
- Pedregal13:01
- Tocumen13:01
- Santiago de Veraguas13:01
- Parque Lefevre13:01
Distances from El Giral
| Chicago | 3,711 km | N (349°) |
| Los Angeles | 4,798 km | NW (311°) |
| São Paulo | 5,120 km | SE (136°) |
| London | 8,483 km | NE (39°) |
| Paris | 8,654 km | NE (42°) |
| Moscow | 10,787 km | NNE (30°) |
| Tokyo | 13,535 km | NW (323°) |
| Dubai | 13,814 km | NE (51°) |
| Sydney | 14,158 km | SW (234°) |
| Mumbai | 15,664 km | NE (44°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,194 km | NNW (337°) |
| Singapore | 18,774 km | NNW (342°) |
Cities near El Giral
- Río Duque2 km · 13:01
- Buena Vista3 km · 13:01
- Nuevo San Juan4 km · 13:01
- El Valle de La Unión4 km · 13:01
- Gatuncillo5 km · 13:01
- Quebrada Bonita Adentro6 km · 13:01
- Sardinilla9 km · 13:01
- Nuevo Vigía9 km · 13:01
FAQ
What time is it in El Giral right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in El Giral (Panama), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is El Giral in?
El Giral runs on the America/Panama IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated EST.
Does El Giral observe daylight saving time?
El Giral does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El Giral today?
El Giral sees sunrise at 06:09 and sunset at 17:57 today, giving 11h 47m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Giral tonight?
The moon phase over El Giral tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of El Giral?
The antipode of El Giral — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.25° S, 100.31° E. It falls on land, near West Island, Cocos Islands, about 500 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is El Giral?
El Giral lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in El Giral?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In El Giral, clocks run about 3 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.