Right now, local time in El Paraíso is 09:07 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Paraíso 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 8m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Day length
- 12h 07m
- Solar noon
- 11:52
- Daylight range
- 12h 06m (winter) – 12h 08m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El Paraíso — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 0.2261° S, 76.8480° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Orellana Province
- Country
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from El Paraíso through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 0.23° N, 103.15° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Teluk Dalam, Indonesia, about 36 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 21:07 GMT+7 (Asia/Jakarta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El Paraíso today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:36
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Dhuhr
- 11:52
- Asr
- 15:11
- Maghrib
- 17:55
- Isha
- 19:02
- Qibla direction
- 66.4° from north (ENE (66°))
Full prayer timetable for El Paraíso — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El Paraíso sits in the America/Guayaquil time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 07m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 541 cities we cover in Ecuador.
El Paraíso's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 4,166 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,870 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.23° S, 76.85° 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 | 06:07 | −3h |
| Chicago | 08:07 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 11:07 | +2h |
| London | 14:07 | +5h |
| Paris | 15:07 | +6h |
| Moscow | 17:07 | +8h |
| Dubai | 18:07 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 19:37 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:07 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 22:07 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 23:07 | +14h |
| Sydney | 01:07 | +16h |
Best time to call El Paraíso
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in El Paraíso local time:
Cities sharing El Paraíso's time zone
Other cities in Ecuador
- Quito09:07
- Guayaquil09:07
- Cuenca09:07
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados09:07
- Ambato09:07
- Portoviejo09:07
- Eloy Alfaro09:07
- Machala09:07
- Loja09:07
- Manta09:07
- Riobamba09:07
- Ibarra09:07
Distances from El Paraíso
| São Paulo | 4,166 km | SE (131°) |
| Chicago | 4,806 km | NNW (348°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,752 km | NW (316°) |
| London | 9,113 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 9,239 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 11,527 km | NNE (32°) |
| Sydney | 13,739 km | SW (228°) |
| Dubai | 14,176 km | ENE (58°) |
| Tokyo | 14,556 km | NW (320°) |
| Mumbai | 16,106 km | NE (56°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,284 km | NNW (335°) |
| Singapore | 19,870 km | NNW (329°) |
Cities near El Paraíso
- La Joya de Los Sachas8 km · 09:07
- Siete de Julio9 km · 09:07
- San Pedro de Los Cofanes10 km · 09:07
- El Eno18 km · 09:07
- San Sebastián del Coca22 km · 09:07
- Rumipamba22 km · 09:07
- Shushufindi23 km · 09:07
- Puerto Francisco de Orellana30 km · 09:07
FAQ
What time is it in El Paraíso right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in El Paraíso (Ecuador), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is El Paraíso in?
El Paraíso runs on the America/Guayaquil IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does El Paraíso observe daylight saving time?
El Paraíso does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El Paraíso today?
El Paraíso sees sunrise at 05:48 and sunset at 17:55 today, giving 12h 07m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Paraíso tonight?
The moon phase over El Paraíso tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of El Paraíso?
The antipode of El Paraíso — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 0.23° N, 103.15° E. It falls on land, near Teluk Dalam, Indonesia, about 36 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is El Paraíso?
El Paraíso lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in El Paraíso?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In El Paraíso, clocks run about 8 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.