Right now, local time in El Quinche is 13:54 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Quinche 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 2m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Day length
- 12h 07m
- Solar noon
- 11:58
- Daylight range
- 12h 07m (winter) – 12h 08m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El Quinche — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 0.1107° S, 78.2969° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Pichincha
- Country
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from El Quinche through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 0.11° N, 101.70° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Pangkalan Kerinci, Indonesia, about 36 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 01:54 GMT+7 (Asia/Jakarta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El Quinche today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:42
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Dhuhr
- 11:58
- Asr
- 15:17
- Maghrib
- 18:00
- Isha
- 19:07
- Qibla direction
- 66.1° from north (ENE (66°))
Full prayer timetable for El Quinche — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El Quinche 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 nights are longer than days. It is one of the 541 cities we cover in Ecuador.
El Quinche's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 4,297 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,742 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.11° S, 78.30° 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 | 10:54 | −3h |
| Chicago | 12:54 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 15:54 | +2h |
| London | 18:54 | +5h |
| Paris | 19:54 | +6h |
| Moscow | 21:54 | +8h |
| Dubai | 22:54 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 00:24 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:54 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 02:54 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 03:54 | +14h |
| Sydney | 05:54 | +16h |
Best time to call El Quinche
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in El Quinche local time:
Cities sharing El Quinche's time zone
Other cities in Ecuador
- Quito13:54
- Guayaquil13:54
- Cuenca13:54
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados13:54
- Ambato13:54
- Portoviejo13:54
- Eloy Alfaro13:54
- Machala13:54
- Loja13:54
- Manta13:54
- Riobamba13:54
- Ibarra13:54
Distances from El Quinche
| São Paulo | 4,297 km | SE (130°) |
| Chicago | 4,762 km | N (350°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,631 km | NW (317°) |
| London | 9,202 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 9,334 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 11,601 km | NNE (31°) |
| Sydney | 13,627 km | SW (229°) |
| Dubai | 14,304 km | ENE (57°) |
| Tokyo | 14,443 km | NW (319°) |
| Mumbai | 16,231 km | NE (55°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,201 km | NNW (332°) |
| Singapore | 19,742 km | WNW (300°) |
Cities near El Quinche
FAQ
What time is it in El Quinche right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in El Quinche (Ecuador), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is El Quinche in?
El Quinche runs on the America/Guayaquil IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does El Quinche observe daylight saving time?
El Quinche does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El Quinche today?
El Quinche sees sunrise at 05:54 and sunset at 18:01 today, giving 12h 07m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Quinche tonight?
The moon phase over El Quinche tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of El Quinche?
The antipode of El Quinche — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 0.11° N, 101.70° E. It falls on land, near Pangkalan Kerinci, 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 Quinche?
El Quinche lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in El Quinche?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In El Quinche, clocks run about 2 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.