Right now, local time in Gualel is 10:20 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gualel 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 2m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Day length
- 12h 15m
- Solar noon
- 12:02
- Daylight range
- 11h 54m (winter) – 12h 20m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gualel — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 3.7702° S, 79.3756° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Loja
- Country
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gualel through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 3.77° N, 100.62° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Sungai Sumun, Malaysia, about 29 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 23:20 GMT+8 (Asia/Kuala_Lumpur)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gualel today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:42
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Dhuhr
- 12:02
- Asr
- 15:20
- Maghrib
- 18:09
- Isha
- 19:16
- Qibla direction
- 67.6° from north (ENE (68°))
Full prayer timetable for Gualel — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gualel sits in the America/Guayaquil time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 15m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 541 cities we cover in Ecuador.
Gualel's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 4,146 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,570 km off. Its position on the globe is 3.77° S, 79.38° 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 | 07:20 | −3h |
| Chicago | 09:20 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 12:20 | +2h |
| London | 15:20 | +5h |
| Paris | 16:20 | +6h |
| Moscow | 18:20 | +8h |
| Dubai | 19:20 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 20:50 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:20 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 23:20 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 00:20 | +14h |
| Sydney | 02:20 | +16h |
Best time to call Gualel
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gualel local time:
Cities sharing Gualel's time zone
Other cities in Ecuador
- Quito10:20
- Guayaquil10:20
- Cuenca10:20
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados10:20
- Ambato10:20
- Portoviejo10:20
- Eloy Alfaro10:20
- Machala10:20
- Loja10:20
- Manta10:20
- Riobamba10:20
- Ibarra10:20
Distances from Gualel
| São Paulo | 4,146 km | SE (125°) |
| Chicago | 5,144 km | N (351°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,852 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 9,597 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 9,721 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 12,010 km | NNE (32°) |
| Sydney | 13,266 km | SW (227°) |
| Dubai | 14,622 km | ENE (59°) |
| Tokyo | 14,665 km | NW (317°) |
| Mumbai | 16,556 km | ENE (58°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,488 km | NW (326°) |
| Singapore | 19,570 km | SW (233°) |
Cities near Gualel
- Chuquiribamba9 km · 10:20
- El Cisne11 km · 10:20
- Santiago11 km · 10:20
- San Lucas13 km · 10:20
- Chantaco13 km · 10:20
- Taquil16 km · 10:20
- El Paraíso de Celén19 km · 10:20
- Morales19 km · 10:20
FAQ
What time is it in Gualel right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gualel (Ecuador), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gualel in?
Gualel runs on the America/Guayaquil IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does Gualel observe daylight saving time?
Gualel does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gualel today?
Gualel sees sunrise at 05:54 and sunset at 18:09 today, giving 12h 15m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gualel tonight?
The moon phase over Gualel tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gualel?
The antipode of Gualel — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 3.77° N, 100.62° E. It falls on land, near Sungai Sumun, Malaysia, about 29 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gualel?
Gualel lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gualel?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gualel, clocks run about 2 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.