Right now, local time in Matapalo is 22:52 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Matapalo ranks #154420 worldwide by population and #892 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 5m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Day length
- 12h 14m
- Solar noon
- 12:05
- Daylight range
- 11h 54m (winter) – 12h 20m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 54% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Matapalo — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Matapalo through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 3.68° N, 99.80° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Limapuluh, Indonesia, about 71 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 10:52 GMT+7 (Asia/Jakarta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Matapalo today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:46
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Dhuhr
- 12:05
- Asr
- 15:23
- Maghrib
- 18:12
- Isha
- 19:19
- Qibla direction
- 67.5° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Matapalo — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Matapalo sits in the America/Lima time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 14m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 1773 cities we cover in Peru.
Matapalo's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 4,227 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,499 km off. Its position on the globe is 3.68° S, 80.20° 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 | 19:52 | −3h |
| Chicago | 21:52 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 00:52 | +2h |
| London | 03:52 | +5h |
| Paris | 04:52 | +6h |
| Moscow | 06:52 | +8h |
| Dubai | 07:52 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 09:22 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 11:52 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 11:52 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 12:52 | +14h |
| Sydney | 14:52 | +16h |
Best time to call Matapalo
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Matapalo local time:
Cities sharing Matapalo's time zone
Distances from Matapalo
| São Paulo | 4,227 km | SE (125°) |
| Chicago | 5,122 km | N (352°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,786 km | NW (320°) |
| London | 9,645 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 9,773 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 12,050 km | NNE (32°) |
| Sydney | 13,205 km | SW (228°) |
| Tokyo | 14,594 km | NW (316°) |
| Dubai | 14,695 km | ENE (59°) |
| Mumbai | 16,628 km | ENE (58°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,428 km | NW (324°) |
| Singapore | 19,499 km | WSW (240°) |
Cities near Matapalo
- Papayal13 km · 22:52
- Arenillas21 km · 22:52
- Zarumilla22 km · 22:52
- Aguas Verdes23 km · 22:52
- Huaquillas23 km · 22:52
- San Juan de la Virgen26 km · 22:52
- San Jacinto28 km · 22:52
- Tumbes30 km · 22:52
FAQ
What time is it in Matapalo right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Matapalo (Peru), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Matapalo in?
Matapalo runs on the America/Lima IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does Matapalo observe daylight saving time?
Matapalo does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Matapalo today?
Matapalo sees sunrise at 05:58 and sunset at 18:12 today, giving 12h 14m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Matapalo tonight?
The moon phase over Matapalo tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 53.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Matapalo?
The antipode of Matapalo — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 3.68° N, 99.80° E. It falls on land, near Limapuluh, Indonesia, about 71 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Matapalo?
Matapalo lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Matapalo?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Matapalo, clocks run about 5 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.