Right now, local time in Palenque is 10:23 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Palenque ranks #48044 worldwide by population and #99 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 3m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Day length
- 12h 10m
- Solar noon
- 12:03
- Daylight range
- 12h 02m (winter) – 12h 12m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Palenque — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 1.4376° S, 79.7569° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Los Ríos
- Country
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Population
- 9,083 · #48044 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Palenque through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 1.44° N, 100.24° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Dalududalu, Indonesia, about 40 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 22:23 GMT+7 (Asia/Jakarta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Palenque today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:46
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Dhuhr
- 12:04
- Asr
- 15:22
- Maghrib
- 18:08
- Isha
- 19:15
- Qibla direction
- 66.4° from north (ENE (66°))
Full prayer timetable for Palenque — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Palenque sits in the America/Guayaquil time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 10m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 541 cities we cover in Ecuador.
Palenque's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 4,333 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,617 km off. Its position on the globe is 1.44° S, 79.76° 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 | 07:23 | −3h |
| Chicago | 09:23 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 12:23 | +2h |
| London | 15:23 | +5h |
| Paris | 16:23 | +6h |
| Moscow | 18:23 | +8h |
| Dubai | 19:23 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 20:53 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:23 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 23:23 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 00:23 | +14h |
| Sydney | 02:23 | +16h |
Best time to call Palenque
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Palenque local time:
Cities sharing Palenque's time zone
Other cities in Ecuador
- Quito10:23
- Guayaquil10:23
- Cuenca10:23
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados10:23
- Ambato10:23
- Portoviejo10:23
- Eloy Alfaro10:23
- Machala10:23
- Loja10:23
- Manta10:23
- Riobamba10:23
- Ibarra10:23
Distances from Palenque
| São Paulo | 4,333 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 4,882 km | N (352°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,630 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 9,418 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 9,552 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 11,812 km | NNE (31°) |
| Sydney | 13,408 km | SW (229°) |
| Tokyo | 14,446 km | NW (318°) |
| Dubai | 14,521 km | ENE (57°) |
| Mumbai | 16,449 km | NE (55°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,248 km | NNW (328°) |
| Singapore | 19,617 km | W (269°) |
Cities near Palenque
- Vinces13 km · 10:23
- Balzar18 km · 10:23
- Puerto Pechiche22 km · 10:23
- Antonio Sotomayor23 km · 10:23
- San Juan25 km · 10:23
- Pueblo Viejo28 km · 10:23
- Isla de Bejucal29 km · 10:23
- San Juan30 km · 10:23
FAQ
What time is it in Palenque right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Palenque (Ecuador), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Palenque in?
Palenque runs on the America/Guayaquil IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does Palenque observe daylight saving time?
Palenque does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Palenque today?
Palenque sees sunrise at 05:58 and sunset at 18:08 today, giving 12h 10m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Palenque tonight?
The moon phase over Palenque tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Palenque?
The antipode of Palenque — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 1.44° N, 100.24° E. It falls on land, near Dalududalu, Indonesia, about 40 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Palenque?
Palenque lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Palenque?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Palenque, clocks run about 3 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.