Right now, local time in El Sauce is 17:31 (CST, UTC-06:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Sauce ranks #40171 worldwide by population and #43 in Nicaragua.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Managua CST
- UTC offset
- UTC-06:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 29m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Day length
- 11h 41m
- Solar noon
- 11:31
- Daylight range
- 11h 22m (winter) – 12h 53m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 76% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El Sauce — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 12.8869° N, 86.5390° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- León Department
- Country
- 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
- Population
- 11,898 · #40171 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from El Sauce through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.89° S, 93.46° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is West Island, Cocos Islands, about 374 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 06:01 GMT+6:30 (Indian/Cocos)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El Sauce today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:27
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Dhuhr
- 11:31
- Asr
- 14:50
- Maghrib
- 17:20
- Isha
- 18:28
- Qibla direction
- 57.4° from north (ENE (57°))
Full prayer timetable for El Sauce — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El Sauce sits in the America/Managua time zone, UTC-06:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 41m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 166 cities we cover in Nicaragua.
El Sauce's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 3,226 km away; even Singapore lies some 18,063 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.89° N, 86.54° 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 | 16:31 | −1h |
| Chicago | 18:31 | +1h |
| São Paulo | 20:31 | +3h |
| London | 23:31 | +6h |
| Paris | 00:31 | +7h |
| Moscow | 02:31 | +9h |
| Dubai | 03:31 | +10h |
| Mumbai | 05:01 | +11h 30m |
| Singapore | 07:31 | +14h |
| Hong Kong | 07:31 | +14h |
| Tokyo | 08:31 | +15h |
| Sydney | 10:31 | +17h |
Best time to call El Sauce
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in El Sauce local time:
Cities sharing El Sauce's time zone
Distances from El Sauce
| Chicago | 3,226 km | N (358°) |
| Los Angeles | 3,970 km | NW (312°) |
| São Paulo | 5,937 km | SE (133°) |
| London | 8,643 km | NE (39°) |
| Paris | 8,852 km | NE (42°) |
| Moscow | 10,797 km | NNE (28°) |
| Tokyo | 12,752 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 13,765 km | WSW (238°) |
| Dubai | 14,091 km | NE (44°) |
| Hong Kong | 15,496 km | NNW (330°) |
| Mumbai | 15,810 km | NNE (33°) |
| Singapore | 18,063 km | NW (323°) |
Cities near El Sauce
- Achuapa19 km · 17:31
- Santa Rosa del Peñón21 km · 17:31
- San Nicolás21 km · 17:31
- Larreynaga24 km · 17:31
- El Jicaral25 km · 17:31
- Estelí30 km · 17:31
- Villanueva31 km · 17:31
- San Juan de Limay33 km · 17:31
FAQ
What time is it in El Sauce right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in El Sauce (Nicaragua), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is El Sauce in?
El Sauce runs on the America/Managua IANA time zone (UTC-06:00), currently abbreviated CST.
Does El Sauce observe daylight saving time?
El Sauce does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El Sauce today?
El Sauce sees sunrise at 05:40 and sunset at 17:21 today, giving 11h 41m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Sauce tonight?
The moon phase over El Sauce tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 75.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of El Sauce?
The antipode of El Sauce — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.89° S, 93.46° E. It falls on land, near West Island, Cocos Islands, about 374 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is El Sauce?
El Sauce lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in El Sauce?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In El Sauce, clocks run about 29 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.