Right now, local time in Laurel is 12:03 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Laurel 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 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Day length
- 12h 11m
- Solar noon
- 12:04
- Daylight range
- 12h 01m (winter) – 12h 13m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Laurel — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 1.7847° S, 79.9091° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Guayas
- Country
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Laurel through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 1.78° N, 100.09° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Kota Pinang, Indonesia, about 12 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 00:03 GMT+7 (Asia/Jakarta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Laurel today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:47
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Dhuhr
- 12:04
- Asr
- 15:23
- Maghrib
- 18:09
- Isha
- 19:16
- Qibla direction
- 66.5° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Laurel — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Laurel sits in the America/Guayaquil time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 11m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 541 cities we cover in Ecuador.
Laurel's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 4,323 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,598 km off. Its position on the globe is 1.78° S, 79.91° 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 | 09:03 | −3h |
| Chicago | 11:03 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 14:03 | +2h |
| London | 17:03 | +5h |
| Paris | 18:03 | +6h |
| Moscow | 20:03 | +8h |
| Dubai | 21:03 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 22:33 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:03 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 01:03 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 02:03 | +14h |
| Sydney | 04:03 | +16h |
Best time to call Laurel
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Laurel local time:
Cities sharing Laurel's time zone
Other cities in Ecuador
- Quito12:03
- Guayaquil12:03
- Cuenca12:03
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados12:03
- Ambato12:03
- Portoviejo12:03
- Eloy Alfaro12:03
- Machala12:03
- Loja12:03
- Manta12:03
- Riobamba12:03
- Ibarra12:03
Distances from Laurel
| São Paulo | 4,323 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 4,917 km | N (352°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,647 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 9,459 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 9,592 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 11,853 km | NNE (31°) |
| Sydney | 13,370 km | SW (228°) |
| Tokyo | 14,463 km | NW (317°) |
| Dubai | 14,556 km | ENE (57°) |
| Mumbai | 16,485 km | NE (55°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,271 km | NNW (327°) |
| Singapore | 19,598 km | W (263°) |
Cities near Laurel
- Daule11 km · 12:03
- El Salitre11 km · 12:03
- Santa Lucía11 km · 12:03
- Padre Juan Bautista Aguirre12 km · 12:03
- General Vernaza13 km · 12:03
- El Triunfo18 km · 12:03
- Palestina19 km · 12:03
- Antonio Sotomayor20 km · 12:03
FAQ
What time is it in Laurel right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Laurel (Ecuador), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Laurel in?
Laurel runs on the America/Guayaquil IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does Laurel observe daylight saving time?
Laurel does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Laurel today?
Laurel sees sunrise at 05:59 and sunset at 18:09 today, giving 12h 11m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Laurel tonight?
The moon phase over Laurel tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Laurel?
The antipode of Laurel — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 1.78° N, 100.09° E. It falls on land, near Kota Pinang, Indonesia, about 12 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Laurel?
Laurel lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Laurel?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Laurel, clocks run about 4 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.