Right now, local time in El Retiro is 10:31 (EST, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Retiro ranks #153105 worldwide by population and #344 in Panama.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Panama EST
- UTC offset
- UTC-05:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 5m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Day length
- 11h 49m
- Solar noon
- 12:05
- Daylight range
- 11h 38m (winter) – 12h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El Retiro — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from El Retiro through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.48° S, 99.84° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is West Island, Cocos Islands, 526 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El Retiro today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:58
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Dhuhr
- 12:05
- Asr
- 15:25
- Maghrib
- 17:59
- Isha
- 19:06
- Qibla direction
- 61.9° from north (ENE (62°))
Full prayer timetable for El Retiro — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El Retiro sits in the America/Panama time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 49m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 643 cities we cover in Panama.
El Retiro's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 3,786 km away; even Singapore lies some 18,837 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.48° N, 80.16° 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 | 07:31 | −3h |
| Chicago | 09:31 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 12:31 | +2h |
| London | 15:31 | +5h |
| Paris | 16:31 | +6h |
| Moscow | 18:31 | +8h |
| Dubai | 19:31 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 21:01 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:31 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 23:31 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 00:31 | +14h |
| Sydney | 02:31 | +16h |
Best time to call El Retiro
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in El Retiro local time:
Cities sharing El Retiro's time zone
Other cities in Panama
- Panama City10:31
- San Miguelito10:31
- Juan Díaz10:31
- David10:31
- Colón10:31
- Arraiján10:31
- Las Cumbres10:31
- La Chorrera10:31
- Pedregal10:31
- Tocumen10:31
- Santiago de Veraguas10:31
- Parque Lefevre10:31
Distances from El Retiro
| Chicago | 3,786 km | N (350°) |
| Los Angeles | 4,816 km | NW (312°) |
| São Paulo | 5,095 km | SE (135°) |
| London | 8,581 km | NE (39°) |
| Paris | 8,752 km | NE (42°) |
| Moscow | 10,886 km | NNE (30°) |
| Tokyo | 13,572 km | NW (322°) |
| Dubai | 13,908 km | NE (51°) |
| Sydney | 14,067 km | SW (234°) |
| Mumbai | 15,761 km | NE (44°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,251 km | NNW (336°) |
| Singapore | 18,837 km | NNW (338°) |
Cities near El Retiro
- Santa Rita4 km · 10:31
- Los Pollos8 km · 10:31
- Cabuya8 km · 10:31
- Llano Grande8 km · 10:31
- Caballero9 km · 10:31
- El Chirú9 km · 10:31
- La Ermita10 km · 10:31
- Río Hato11 km · 10:31
FAQ
What time is it in El Retiro right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in El Retiro (Panama), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is El Retiro in?
El Retiro runs on the America/Panama IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated EST.
Does El Retiro observe daylight saving time?
El Retiro does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El Retiro today?
El Retiro sees sunrise at 06:10 and sunset at 17:59 today, giving 11h 49m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Retiro tonight?
The moon phase over El Retiro tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of El Retiro?
The antipode of El Retiro — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.48° S, 99.84° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is West Island, Cocos Islands, roughly 526 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is El Retiro?
El Retiro lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in El Retiro?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In El Retiro, clocks run about 5 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.