Right now, local time in Mérida is 17:09 (GMT-4, UTC-04:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mérida ranks #2015 worldwide by population and #16 in Venezuela.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Caracas GMT-4
- UTC offset
- UTC-04:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 29m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Day length
- 11h 50m
- Solar noon
- 12:29
- Daylight range
- 11h 37m (winter) – 12h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 77% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mérida — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.5790° N, 71.1692° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Mérida
- Country
- 🇻🇪 Venezuela
- Population
- 300,000 · #2015 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mérida through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.58° S, 108.83° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Cilacap, Indonesia, about 97 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 04:09 GMT+7 (Asia/Jakarta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mérida today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:22
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Dhuhr
- 12:29
- Asr
- 15:49
- Maghrib
- 18:23
- Isha
- 19:30
- Qibla direction
- 64.7° from north (ENE (65°))
Full prayer timetable for Mérida — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mérida sits in the America/Caracas time zone, UTC-04:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 50m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 414 cities we cover in Venezuela.
Mérida's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 4,040 km away; even Singapore lies some 18,779 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.58° N, 71.17° 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 | 14:09 | −3h |
| Chicago | 16:09 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 18:09 | +1h |
| London | 21:09 | +4h |
| Paris | 22:09 | +5h |
| Moscow | 00:09 | +7h |
| Dubai | 01:09 | +8h |
| Mumbai | 02:39 | +9h 30m |
| Singapore | 05:09 | +12h |
| Hong Kong | 05:09 | +12h |
| Tokyo | 06:09 | +13h |
| Sydney | 08:09 | +15h |
Best time to call Mérida
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mérida local time:
Cities sharing Mérida's time zone
Other cities in Venezuela
- Caracas17:09
- Maracaibo17:09
- Valencia17:09
- Barquisimeto17:09
- Ciudad Guayana17:09
- Barcelona17:09
- Maturín17:09
- Maracay17:09
- Ciudad Bolívar17:09
- Cumaná17:09
- Barinas17:09
- Puerto La Cruz17:09
Distances from Mérida
| Chicago | 4,040 km | NNW (339°) |
| São Paulo | 4,458 km | SE (144°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,570 km | NW (308°) |
| London | 7,954 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 8,087 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 10,364 km | NNE (32°) |
| Dubai | 13,110 km | NE (55°) |
| Tokyo | 14,126 km | NNW (329°) |
| Sydney | 14,856 km | SW (231°) |
| Mumbai | 15,019 km | NE (52°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,530 km | N (350°) |
| Singapore | 18,779 km | NNE (27°) |
Cities near Mérida
- Ejido9 km · 17:09
- Tabay12 km · 17:09
- Lagunillas26 km · 17:09
- Mucuchíes33 km · 17:09
- La Azulita34 km · 17:09
- Aricagua40 km · 17:09
- Santa Elena de Arenales42 km · 17:09
- Tucaní45 km · 17:09
FAQ
What time is it in Mérida right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mérida (Venezuela), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Mérida in?
Mérida runs on the America/Caracas IANA time zone (UTC-04:00), currently abbreviated GMT-4.
Does Mérida observe daylight saving time?
Mérida does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mérida today?
Mérida sees sunrise at 06:34 and sunset at 18:24 today, giving 11h 50m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mérida tonight?
The moon phase over Mérida tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 76.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mérida?
The antipode of Mérida — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.58° S, 108.83° E. It falls on land, near Cilacap, Indonesia, about 97 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mérida?
Mérida lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mérida?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mérida, clocks run about 29 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.