Right now, local time in Iquitos is 07:29 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Iquitos ranks #1588 worldwide by population and #9 in Peru.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Lima GMT-5
- UTC offset
- UTC-05:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 23m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Day length
- 12h 15m
- Solar noon
- 11:37
- Daylight range
- 11h 54m (winter) – 12h 20m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Iquitos — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Iquitos through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 3.75° N, 106.75° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Matak, Indonesia, about 67 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 19:29 GMT+7 (Asia/Jakarta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Iquitos today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:18
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Dhuhr
- 11:38
- Asr
- 14:55
- Maghrib
- 17:44
- Isha
- 18:51
- Qibla direction
- 68.3° from north (ENE (68°))
Full prayer timetable for Iquitos — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Iquitos sits in the America/Lima 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 1773 cities we cover in Peru.
Iquitos's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 3,608 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,595 km off. Its position on the globe is 3.75° S, 73.25° 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 | 04:29 | −3h |
| Chicago | 06:29 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 09:29 | +2h |
| London | 12:29 | +5h |
| Paris | 13:29 | +6h |
| Moscow | 15:29 | +8h |
| Dubai | 16:29 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 17:59 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:29 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 20:29 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 21:29 | +14h |
| Sydney | 23:29 | +16h |
Best time to call Iquitos
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Iquitos local time:
Cities sharing Iquitos's time zone
Distances from Iquitos
| São Paulo | 3,608 km | SE (130°) |
| Chicago | 5,278 km | NNW (345°) |
| Los Angeles | 6,311 km | NW (316°) |
| London | 9,183 km | NE (37°) |
| Paris | 9,280 km | NE (40°) |
| Moscow | 11,644 km | NNE (33°) |
| Sydney | 13,755 km | SW (224°) |
| Dubai | 14,031 km | ENE (61°) |
| Tokyo | 15,113 km | NW (321°) |
| Mumbai | 15,963 km | ENE (63°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,800 km | NNW (339°) |
| Singapore | 19,595 km | SE (129°) |
Cities near Iquitos
- Belen1 km · 07:29
- San Juan4 km · 07:29
- Indiana36 km · 07:29
- San Juan38 km · 07:29
- Nauta92 km · 07:29
- Saquena106 km · 07:29
- Genaro Herrera137 km · 07:29
- San Antonio del Estrecho158 km · 07:29
FAQ
What time is it in Iquitos right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Iquitos (Peru), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Iquitos in?
Iquitos runs on the America/Lima IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does Iquitos observe daylight saving time?
Iquitos does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Iquitos today?
Iquitos sees sunrise at 05:30 and sunset at 17:45 today, giving 12h 15m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Iquitos tonight?
The moon phase over Iquitos tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 50.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Iquitos?
The antipode of Iquitos — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 3.75° N, 106.75° E. It falls on land, near Matak, Indonesia, about 67 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Iquitos?
Iquitos lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Iquitos?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Iquitos, clocks run about 23 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.