Right now, local time in Mercedes is 07:10 (CST, UTC-06:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mercedes ranks #65486 worldwide by population and #75 in Costa Rica.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Costa_Rica CST
- UTC offset
- UTC-06:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 41m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Day length
- 11h 47m
- Solar noon
- 11:19
- Daylight range
- 11h 35m (winter) – 12h 40m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mercedes — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 9.2745° N, 83.5797° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- San José
- Country
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
- Population
- 5,467 · #65486 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mercedes through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.27° S, 96.42° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is West Island, Cocos Islands, about 323 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 19:40 GMT+6:30 (Indian/Cocos)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mercedes today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:13
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Dhuhr
- 11:19
- Asr
- 14:39
- Maghrib
- 17:11
- Isha
- 18:19
- Qibla direction
- 60.3° from north (ENE (60°))
Full prayer timetable for Mercedes — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mercedes sits in the America/Costa_Rica time zone, UTC-06:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 47m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 130 cities we cover in Costa Rica.
Mercedes's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 3,647 km away; even Singapore lies some 18,577 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.27° N, 83.58° 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 | 05:10 | −2h |
| Chicago | 07:10 | same time |
| São Paulo | 10:10 | +3h |
| London | 13:10 | +6h |
| Paris | 14:10 | +7h |
| Moscow | 16:10 | +9h |
| Dubai | 17:10 | +10h |
| Mumbai | 18:40 | +11h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:10 | +14h |
| Hong Kong | 21:10 | +14h |
| Tokyo | 22:10 | +15h |
| Sydney | 00:10 | +17h |
Best time to call Mercedes
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mercedes local time:
Cities sharing Mercedes's time zone
Other cities in Costa Rica
- San José07:10
- Limón07:10
- San Francisco07:10
- Alajuela07:10
- Liberia07:10
- Paraíso07:10
- Puntarenas07:10
- San Isidro07:10
- Curridabat07:10
- San Vicente07:10
- San Vicente de Moravia07:10
- San José07:10
Distances from Mercedes
| Chicago | 3,647 km | N (354°) |
| Los Angeles | 4,479 km | NW (313°) |
| São Paulo | 5,427 km | SE (133°) |
| London | 8,749 km | NE (39°) |
| Paris | 8,936 km | NE (42°) |
| Moscow | 10,995 km | NNE (29°) |
| Tokyo | 13,267 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 13,812 km | SW (235°) |
| Dubai | 14,136 km | NE (48°) |
| Mumbai | 15,945 km | NE (39°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,004 km | NNW (331°) |
| Singapore | 18,577 km | NW (325°) |
Cities near Mercedes
- Daniel Flores12 km · 07:10
- San Isidro17 km · 07:10
- Uvita21 km · 07:10
- Buenos Aires29 km · 07:10
- Puerto Cortés35 km · 07:10
- Pejivalle61 km · 07:10
- La Suiza64 km · 07:10
- San Marcos65 km · 07:10
FAQ
What time is it in Mercedes right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mercedes (Costa Rica), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Mercedes in?
Mercedes runs on the America/Costa_Rica IANA time zone (UTC-06:00), currently abbreviated CST.
Does Mercedes observe daylight saving time?
Mercedes does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mercedes today?
Mercedes sees sunrise at 05:25 and sunset at 17:12 today, giving 11h 47m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mercedes tonight?
The moon phase over Mercedes tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mercedes?
The antipode of Mercedes — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.27° S, 96.42° E. It falls on land, near West Island, Cocos Islands, about 323 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mercedes?
Mercedes lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mercedes?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mercedes, clocks run about 41 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.