Right now, local time in El Salitre is 06:56 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Salitre 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 4m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Day length
- 12h 11m
- Solar noon
- 12:04
- Daylight range
- 12h 01m (winter) – 12h 14m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 71% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El Salitre — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 1.8302° S, 79.8179° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Guayas
- Country
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from El Salitre through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 1.83° N, 100.18° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Kota Pinang, Indonesia, about 12 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 18:56 GMT+7 (Asia/Jakarta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El Salitre today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:47
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Dhuhr
- 12:04
- Asr
- 15:22
- Maghrib
- 18:08
- Isha
- 19:15
- Qibla direction
- 66.6° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for El Salitre — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El Salitre sits in the America/Guayaquil time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 11m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 541 cities we cover in Ecuador.
El Salitre's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 4,312 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,607 km off. Its position on the globe is 1.83° S, 79.82° 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 | 04:56 | −2h |
| Chicago | 06:56 | same time |
| São Paulo | 08:56 | +2h |
| London | 11:56 | +5h |
| Paris | 12:56 | +6h |
| Moscow | 14:56 | +8h |
| Dubai | 15:56 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 17:26 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 19:56 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 19:56 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 20:56 | +14h |
| Sydney | 22:56 | +16h |
Best time to call El Salitre
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in El Salitre local time:
Cities sharing El Salitre's time zone
Other cities in Ecuador
- Quito06:56
- Guayaquil06:56
- Cuenca06:56
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados06:56
- Ambato06:56
- Portoviejo06:56
- Eloy Alfaro06:56
- Machala06:56
- Loja06:56
- Manta06:56
- Riobamba06:56
- Ibarra06:56
Distances from El Salitre
| São Paulo | 4,312 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 4,924 km | N (352°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,658 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 9,457 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 9,590 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 11,852 km | NNE (31°) |
| Sydney | 13,374 km | SW (228°) |
| Tokyo | 14,473 km | NW (317°) |
| Dubai | 14,550 km | ENE (58°) |
| Mumbai | 16,479 km | NE (55°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,281 km | NNW (327°) |
| Singapore | 19,607 km | W (263°) |
Cities near El Salitre
- Padre Juan Bautista Aguirre7 km · 06:56
- General Vernaza8 km · 06:56
- Laurel11 km · 06:56
- Baba16 km · 06:56
- Palestina17 km · 06:56
- Samborondón18 km · 06:56
- Tarifa18 km · 06:56
- Daule18 km · 06:56
FAQ
What time is it in El Salitre right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in El Salitre (Ecuador), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is El Salitre in?
El Salitre runs on the America/Guayaquil IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does El Salitre observe daylight saving time?
El Salitre does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El Salitre today?
El Salitre sees sunrise at 05:58 and sunset at 18:09 today, giving 12h 11m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Salitre tonight?
The moon phase over El Salitre tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 71.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of El Salitre?
The antipode of El Salitre — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 1.83° N, 100.18° E. It falls on land, near Kota Pinang, Indonesia, about 12 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is El Salitre?
El Salitre lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in El Salitre?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In El Salitre, clocks run about 4 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.