Right now, local time in La Unión is 20:55 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
La Unión 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
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Day length
- 12h 05m
- Solar noon
- 12:04
- Daylight range
- 12h 04m (winter) – 12h 10m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for La Unión — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 0.8102° N, 79.8660° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Esmeraldas
- Country
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from La Unión through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 0.81° S, 100.13° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Pauhambar, Indonesia, about 19 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 08:55 GMT+7 (Asia/Jakarta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in La Unión today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:50
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Dhuhr
- 12:04
- Asr
- 15:23
- Maghrib
- 18:06
- Isha
- 19:12
- Qibla direction
- 65.3° from north (ENE (65°))
Full prayer timetable for La Unión — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
La Unión sits in the America/Guayaquil time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 05m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 541 cities we cover in Ecuador.
La Unión's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 4,497 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,540 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.81° N, 79.87° 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 | 18:55 | −2h |
| Chicago | 20:55 | same time |
| São Paulo | 22:55 | +2h |
| London | 01:55 | +5h |
| Paris | 02:55 | +6h |
| Moscow | 04:55 | +8h |
| Dubai | 05:55 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 07:25 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:55 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 09:55 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 10:55 | +14h |
| Sydney | 12:55 | +16h |
Best time to call La Unión
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in La Unión local time:
Cities sharing La Unión's time zone
Other cities in Ecuador
- Quito20:55
- Guayaquil20:55
- Cuenca20:55
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados20:55
- Ambato20:55
- Portoviejo20:55
- Eloy Alfaro20:55
- Machala20:55
- Loja20:55
- Manta20:55
- Riobamba20:55
- Ibarra20:55
Distances from La Unión
| São Paulo | 4,497 km | SE (129°) |
| Chicago | 4,633 km | N (351°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,437 km | NW (317°) |
| London | 9,229 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 9,371 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 11,604 km | NNE (31°) |
| Sydney | 13,563 km | SW (230°) |
| Tokyo | 14,251 km | NW (319°) |
| Dubai | 14,393 km | NE (56°) |
| Mumbai | 16,310 km | NE (52°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,027 km | NNW (330°) |
| Singapore | 19,540 km | WNW (300°) |
Cities near La Unión
FAQ
What time is it in La Unión right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in La Unión (Ecuador), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is La Unión in?
La Unión runs on the America/Guayaquil IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does La Unión observe daylight saving time?
La Unión does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in La Unión today?
La Unión sees sunrise at 06:01 and sunset at 18:06 today, giving 12h 05m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over La Unión tonight?
The moon phase over La Unión tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 74.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of La Unión?
The antipode of La Unión — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 0.81° S, 100.13° E. It falls on land, near Pauhambar, Indonesia, about 19 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is La Unión?
La Unión lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in La Unión?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In La Unión, clocks run about 4 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.