Right now, local time in Macará is 09:53 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Macará ranks #37742 worldwide by population and #76 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
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Day length
- 12h 16m
- Solar noon
- 12:04
- Daylight range
- 11h 52m (winter) – 12h 23m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Macará — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 4.3818° S, 79.9452° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Loja
- Country
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Population
- 13,035 · #37742 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Macará through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 4.38° N, 100.05° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Pangkor, Malaysia, about 61 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 22:53 GMT+8 (Asia/Kuala_Lumpur)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Macará today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:44
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Dhuhr
- 12:04
- Asr
- 15:22
- Maghrib
- 18:11
- Isha
- 19:19
- Qibla direction
- 67.9° from north (ENE (68°))
Full prayer timetable for Macará — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Macará sits in the America/Guayaquil time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 16m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 541 cities we cover in Ecuador.
Macará's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 4,159 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,478 km off. Its position on the globe is 4.38° S, 79.95° 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 | 06:53 | −3h |
| Chicago | 08:53 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 11:53 | +2h |
| London | 14:53 | +5h |
| Paris | 15:53 | +6h |
| Moscow | 17:53 | +8h |
| Dubai | 18:53 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 20:23 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:53 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 22:53 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 23:53 | +14h |
| Sydney | 01:53 | +16h |
Best time to call Macará
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Macará local time:
Cities sharing Macará's time zone
Other cities in Ecuador
- Quito09:53
- Guayaquil09:53
- Cuenca09:53
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados09:53
- Ambato09:53
- Portoviejo09:53
- Eloy Alfaro09:53
- Machala09:53
- Loja09:53
- Manta09:53
- Riobamba09:53
- Ibarra09:53
Distances from Macará
| São Paulo | 4,159 km | SE (124°) |
| Chicago | 5,203 km | N (352°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,863 km | NW (320°) |
| London | 9,689 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 9,814 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 12,101 km | NNE (32°) |
| Sydney | 13,173 km | SW (227°) |
| Tokyo | 14,670 km | NW (316°) |
| Dubai | 14,711 km | ENE (59°) |
| Mumbai | 16,645 km | ENE (59°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,508 km | NW (324°) |
| Singapore | 19,478 km | SW (231°) |
Cities near Macará
FAQ
What time is it in Macará right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Macará (Ecuador), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Macará in?
Macará runs on the America/Guayaquil IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does Macará observe daylight saving time?
Macará does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Macará today?
Macará sees sunrise at 05:56 and sunset at 18:12 today, giving 12h 16m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Macará tonight?
The moon phase over Macará tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Macará?
The antipode of Macará — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 4.38° N, 100.05° E. It falls on land, near Pangkor, Malaysia, about 61 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Macará?
Macará lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Macará?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Macará, clocks run about 4 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.