Right now, local time in Nueva Loja is 12:01 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Nueva Loja ranks #23485 worldwide by population and #50 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 8m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Day length
- 12h 07m
- Solar noon
- 11:52
- Daylight range
- 12h 07m (winter) – 12h 08m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 78% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Nueva Loja — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 0.0860° N, 76.8953° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Sucumbíos
- Country
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Population
- 24,211 · #23485 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Nueva Loja through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 0.09° S, 103.10° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Tembilahan, Indonesia, about 27 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 00:01 GMT+7 (Asia/Jakarta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Nueva Loja today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:37
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Dhuhr
- 11:52
- Asr
- 15:11
- Maghrib
- 17:55
- Isha
- 19:01
- Qibla direction
- 66.2° from north (ENE (66°))
Full prayer timetable for Nueva Loja — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Nueva Loja sits in the America/Guayaquil time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 07m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 541 cities we cover in Ecuador.
Nueva Loja's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 4,193 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,837 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.09° N, 76.90° 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 | 10:01 | −2h |
| Chicago | 12:01 | same time |
| São Paulo | 14:01 | +2h |
| London | 17:01 | +5h |
| Paris | 18:01 | +6h |
| Moscow | 20:01 | +8h |
| Dubai | 21:01 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 22:31 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:01 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 01:01 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 02:01 | +14h |
| Sydney | 04:01 | +16h |
Best time to call Nueva Loja
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Nueva Loja local time:
Cities sharing Nueva Loja's time zone
Other cities in Ecuador
- Quito12:01
- Guayaquil12:01
- Cuenca12:01
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados12:01
- Ambato12:01
- Portoviejo12:01
- Eloy Alfaro12:01
- Machala12:01
- Loja12:01
- Manta12:01
- Riobamba12:01
- Ibarra12:01
Distances from Nueva Loja
| São Paulo | 4,193 km | SE (131°) |
| Chicago | 4,771 km | NNW (348°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,724 km | NW (316°) |
| London | 9,089 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 9,216 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 11,501 km | NNE (32°) |
| Sydney | 13,758 km | SW (228°) |
| Dubai | 14,162 km | ENE (57°) |
| Tokyo | 14,526 km | NW (320°) |
| Mumbai | 16,091 km | NE (56°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,250 km | NNW (335°) |
| Singapore | 19,837 km | NNW (334°) |
Cities near Nueva Loja
- El Eno17 km · 12:01
- Jambelí20 km · 12:01
- Rumipamba21 km · 12:01
- San Pedro de Los Cofanes25 km · 12:01
- Sevilla26 km · 12:01
- La Dorada29 km · 12:01
- Siete de Julio33 km · 12:01
- El Paraíso35 km · 12:01
FAQ
What time is it in Nueva Loja right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Nueva Loja (Ecuador), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Nueva Loja in?
Nueva Loja runs on the America/Guayaquil IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does Nueva Loja observe daylight saving time?
Nueva Loja does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Nueva Loja today?
Nueva Loja sees sunrise at 05:49 and sunset at 17:55 today, giving 12h 07m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Nueva Loja tonight?
The moon phase over Nueva Loja tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 78.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Nueva Loja?
The antipode of Nueva Loja — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 0.09° S, 103.10° E. It falls on land, near Tembilahan, Indonesia, about 27 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Nueva Loja?
Nueva Loja lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Nueva Loja?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Nueva Loja, clocks run about 8 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.