Right now, local time in Palca is 20:57 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Palca ranks #148270 worldwide by population and #416 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 33m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:07
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Day length
- 12h 40m
- Solar noon
- 11:27
- Daylight range
- 11h 13m (winter) – 13h 02m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Palca — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Palca through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 15.24° N, 109.40° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Lý Sơn, Vietnam, about 34 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 08:57 GMT+7 (Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Palca today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:51
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Dhuhr
- 11:27
- Asr
- 14:33
- Maghrib
- 17:46
- Isha
- 18:57
- Qibla direction
- 73.0° from north (ENE (73°))
Full prayer timetable for Palca — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Palca sits in the America/Lima time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 40m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 1773 cities we cover in Peru.
Palca's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 2,674 km away; even Hong Kong lies some 19,081 km off. Its position on the globe is 15.24° S, 70.60° 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 | 17:57 | −3h |
| Chicago | 19:57 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 22:57 | +2h |
| London | 01:57 | +5h |
| Paris | 02:57 | +6h |
| Moscow | 04:57 | +8h |
| Dubai | 05:57 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 07:27 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:57 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 09:57 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 10:57 | +14h |
| Sydney | 12:57 | +16h |
Best time to call Palca
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Palca local time:
Cities sharing Palca's time zone
Distances from Palca
| São Paulo | 2,674 km | ESE (114°) |
| Chicago | 6,587 km | NNW (345°) |
| Los Angeles | 7,445 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 10,039 km | NE (36°) |
| Paris | 10,083 km | NE (39°) |
| Moscow | 12,539 km | NE (35°) |
| Sydney | 12,986 km | SW (218°) |
| Dubai | 14,299 km | ENE (70°) |
| Mumbai | 16,116 km | ENE (78°) |
| Tokyo | 16,245 km | NW (313°) |
| Singapore | 18,354 km | SSE (158°) |
| Hong Kong | 19,081 km | NNW (328°) |
Cities near Palca
FAQ
What time is it in Palca right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Palca (Peru), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Palca in?
Palca runs on the America/Lima IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does Palca observe daylight saving time?
Palca does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Palca today?
Palca sees sunrise at 05:07 and sunset at 17:47 today, giving 12h 40m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Palca tonight?
The moon phase over Palca tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Palca?
The antipode of Palca — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 15.24° N, 109.40° E. It falls on land, near Lý Sơn, Vietnam, about 34 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Palca?
Palca lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Palca?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Palca, clocks run about 33 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.