Right now, local time in Esquel is 13:22 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Esquel ranks #20431 worldwide by population and #202 in Argentina.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Argentina/Catamarca GMT-3
- UTC offset
- UTC-03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 90m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Day length
- 14h 03m
- Solar noon
- 13:30
- Daylight range
- 9h 01m (winter) – 15h 21m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Esquel — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 42.9115° S, 71.3195° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Chubut
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Population
- 28,486 · #20431 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Esquel through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 42.91° N, 108.68° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Ergel, Mongolia, about 45 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 00:22 GMT+8 (Asia/Ulaanbaatar)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Esquel today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:37
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Dhuhr
- 13:30
- Asr
- 17:22
- Maghrib
- 20:31
- Isha
- 22:15
- Qibla direction
- 87.4° from north (E (87°))
Full prayer timetable for Esquel — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Esquel sits in the America/Argentina/Catamarca time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 14h 03m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 1179 cities we cover in Argentina.
Esquel's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 3,125 km away; even Hong Kong lies some 17,670 km off. Its position on the globe is 42.91° S, 71.32° 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 | 08:22 | −5h |
| Chicago | 10:22 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 13:22 | same time |
| London | 16:22 | +3h |
| Paris | 17:22 | +4h |
| Moscow | 19:22 | +6h |
| Dubai | 20:22 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 21:52 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:22 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 00:22 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 01:22 | +12h |
| Sydney | 03:22 | +14h |
Best time to call Esquel
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Esquel local time:
Cities sharing Esquel's time zone
Other cities in Argentina
- Buenos Aires13:22
- Córdoba13:22
- Rosario13:22
- Mar del Plata13:22
- San Miguel de Tucumán13:22
- Salta13:22
- Santa Fe13:22
- Avellaneda13:22
- Corrientes13:22
- Posadas13:22
- Bahía Blanca13:22
- Resistencia13:22
Distances from Esquel
| São Paulo | 3,125 km | NE (54°) |
| Chicago | 9,569 km | NNW (348°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,796 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 10,445 km | SW (214°) |
| Paris | 12,472 km | NE (43°) |
| London | 12,532 km | NE (40°) |
| Dubai | 14,821 km | E (94°) |
| Moscow | 14,918 km | NE (48°) |
| Singapore | 15,368 km | S (173°) |
| Mumbai | 15,742 km | ESE (117°) |
| Tokyo | 17,246 km | W (264°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,670 km | SSW (194°) |
Cities near Esquel
FAQ
What time is it in Esquel right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Esquel (Argentina), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Esquel in?
Esquel runs on the America/Argentina/Catamarca IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Esquel observe daylight saving time?
Esquel does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Esquel today?
Esquel sees sunrise at 06:28 and sunset at 20:31 today, giving 14h 03m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Esquel tonight?
The moon phase over Esquel tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Esquel?
The antipode of Esquel — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 42.91° N, 108.68° E. It falls on land, near Ergel, Mongolia, about 45 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Esquel?
Esquel lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Esquel?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Esquel, clocks run about 90 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.