Right now, local time in El Refugio is 12:40 (CST, UTC-06:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Refugio ranks #100715 worldwide by population and #3605 in Mexico.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Mexico_City CST
- UTC offset
- UTC-06:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 36m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Day length
- 11h 22m
- Solar noon
- 12:36
- Daylight range
- 10h 52m (winter) – 13h 23m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El Refugio — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from El Refugio through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 20.73° S, 77.10° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Port Mathurin, Mauritius, 1,432 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El Refugio today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:39
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Dhuhr
- 12:36
- Asr
- 15:51
- Maghrib
- 18:16
- Isha
- 19:26
- Qibla direction
- 43.0° from north (NE (43°))
Full prayer timetable for El Refugio — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El Refugio sits in the America/Mexico_City time zone, UTC-06:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 22m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 8947 cities we cover in Mexico.
El Refugio's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Los Angeles, 2,114 km away; even Singapore lies some 16,210 km off. Its position on the globe is 20.73° N, 102.90° 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 | 10:40 | −2h |
| Chicago | 12:40 | same time |
| São Paulo | 15:40 | +3h |
| London | 18:40 | +6h |
| Paris | 19:40 | +7h |
| Moscow | 21:40 | +9h |
| Dubai | 22:40 | +10h |
| Mumbai | 00:10 | +11h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:40 | +14h |
| Hong Kong | 02:40 | +14h |
| Tokyo | 03:40 | +15h |
| Sydney | 05:40 | +17h |
Best time to call El Refugio
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in El Refugio local time:
Cities sharing El Refugio's time zone
Other cities in Mexico
- Mexico City12:40
- Tijuana10:40
- Iztapalapa12:40
- Puebla12:40
- Ecatepec de Morelos12:40
- Santiago de Querétaro12:40
- León de los Aldama12:40
- Ciudad Juárez11:40
- Zapopan12:40
- Guadalajara12:40
- Mérida12:40
- Gustavo Adolfo Madero12:40
Distances from El Refugio
| Los Angeles | 2,114 km | NW (318°) |
| Chicago | 2,754 km | NNE (28°) |
| São Paulo | 7,833 km | SE (126°) |
| London | 9,059 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 9,339 km | NE (40°) |
| Moscow | 10,733 km | NNE (21°) |
| Tokyo | 10,923 km | NW (313°) |
| Sydney | 12,698 km | WSW (241°) |
| Hong Kong | 13,763 km | NW (318°) |
| Dubai | 14,385 km | NNE (26°) |
| Mumbai | 15,571 km | N (6°) |
| Singapore | 16,210 km | NW (307°) |
Cities near El Refugio
- Tierras Coloradas4 km · 12:40
- Acatic6 km · 12:40
- Capilla de Milpillas9 km · 12:40
- San José de las Flores11 km · 12:40
- La Purísima14 km · 12:40
- San Joaquín Zorrillos17 km · 12:40
- Tepatitlán de Morelos17 km · 12:40
- Zapotlanejo21 km · 12:40
FAQ
What time is it in El Refugio right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in El Refugio (Mexico), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is El Refugio in?
El Refugio runs on the America/Mexico_City IANA time zone (UTC-06:00), currently abbreviated CST.
Does El Refugio observe daylight saving time?
El Refugio does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El Refugio today?
El Refugio sees sunrise at 06:55 and sunset at 18:17 today, giving 11h 22m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Refugio tonight?
The moon phase over El Refugio tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of El Refugio?
The antipode of El Refugio — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 20.73° S, 77.10° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Port Mathurin, Mauritius, roughly 1,432 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is El Refugio?
El Refugio lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in El Refugio?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In El Refugio, clocks run about 36 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.