Right now, local time in Manta is 11:22 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Manta ranks #2300 worldwide by population and #10 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 7m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Day length
- 12h 09m
- Solar noon
- 12:07
- Daylight range
- 12h 04m (winter) – 12h 11m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Manta — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 0.9494° S, 80.7314° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Manabí
- Country
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Population
- 264,281 · #2300 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Manta through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 0.95° N, 99.27° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Siabu, Indonesia, about 26 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 23:22 GMT+7 (Asia/Jakarta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Manta today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:51
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Dhuhr
- 12:07
- Asr
- 15:27
- Maghrib
- 18:11
- Isha
- 19:18
- Qibla direction
- 66.0° from north (ENE (66°))
Full prayer timetable for Manta — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Manta sits in the America/Guayaquil time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 09m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 541 cities we cover in Ecuador.
Manta's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 4,452 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,507 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.95° S, 80.73° 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 | 08:22 | −3h |
| Chicago | 10:22 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 13:22 | +2h |
| London | 16:22 | +5h |
| Paris | 17:22 | +6h |
| Moscow | 19:22 | +8h |
| Dubai | 20:22 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 21:52 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:22 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 00:22 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 01:22 | +14h |
| Sydney | 03:22 | +16h |
Best time to call Manta
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Manta local time:
Cities sharing Manta's time zone
Other cities in Ecuador
- Quito11:22
- Guayaquil11:22
- Cuenca11:22
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados11:22
- Ambato11:22
- Portoviejo11:22
- Eloy Alfaro11:22
- Machala11:22
- Loja11:22
- Riobamba11:22
- Ibarra11:22
- Esmeraldas11:22
Distances from Manta
| São Paulo | 4,452 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 4,813 km | N (353°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,517 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 9,442 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 9,582 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 11,821 km | NNE (31°) |
| Sydney | 13,362 km | SW (229°) |
| Tokyo | 14,332 km | NW (317°) |
| Dubai | 14,582 km | ENE (56°) |
| Mumbai | 16,505 km | NE (53°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,144 km | NNW (327°) |
| Singapore | 19,507 km | W (275°) |
Cities near Manta
- San Mateo9 km · 11:22
- Montecristi13 km · 11:22
- Picoazá28 km · 11:22
- Charapotó30 km · 11:22
- Rocafuerte31 km · 11:22
- Membrillal33 km · 11:22
- Portoviejo33 km · 11:22
- Ríochico35 km · 11:22
FAQ
What time is it in Manta right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Manta (Ecuador), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Manta in?
Manta runs on the America/Guayaquil IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does Manta observe daylight saving time?
Manta does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Manta today?
Manta sees sunrise at 06:03 and sunset at 18:12 today, giving 12h 09m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Manta tonight?
The moon phase over Manta tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Manta?
The antipode of Manta — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 0.95° N, 99.27° E. It falls on land, near Siabu, Indonesia, about 26 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Manta?
Manta lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Manta?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Manta, clocks run about 7 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.