Right now, local time in Paquera is 08:53 (CST, UTC-06:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Paquera ranks #124183 worldwide by population and #116 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 36m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Day length
- 11h 46m
- Solar noon
- 11:24
- Daylight range
- 11h 33m (winter) – 12h 42m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Paquera — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 9.8201° N, 84.9351° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Puntarenas Province
- Country
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
- Population
- 1,510 · #124183 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Paquera through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.82° S, 95.06° 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
- 21:23 GMT+6:30 (Indian/Cocos)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Paquera today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:19
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Dhuhr
- 11:24
- Asr
- 14:44
- Maghrib
- 17:16
- Isha
- 18:24
- Qibla direction
- 59.5° from north (ENE (60°))
Full prayer timetable for Paquera — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Paquera sits in the America/Costa_Rica time zone, UTC-06:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 46m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 130 cities we cover in Costa Rica.
Paquera's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 3,575 km away; even Singapore lies some 18,440 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.82° N, 84.94° 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 | 06:53 | −2h |
| Chicago | 08:53 | same time |
| São Paulo | 11:53 | +3h |
| London | 14:53 | +6h |
| Paris | 15:53 | +7h |
| Moscow | 17:53 | +9h |
| Dubai | 18:53 | +10h |
| Mumbai | 20:23 | +11h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:53 | +14h |
| Hong Kong | 22:53 | +14h |
| Tokyo | 23:53 | +15h |
| Sydney | 01:53 | +17h |
Best time to call Paquera
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Paquera local time:
Cities sharing Paquera's time zone
Other cities in Costa Rica
- San José08:53
- Limón08:53
- San Francisco08:53
- Alajuela08:53
- Liberia08:53
- Paraíso08:53
- Puntarenas08:53
- San Isidro08:53
- Curridabat08:53
- San Vicente08:53
- San Vicente de Moravia08:53
- San José08:53
Distances from Paquera
| Chicago | 3,575 km | N (356°) |
| Los Angeles | 4,330 km | NW (314°) |
| São Paulo | 5,577 km | SE (132°) |
| London | 8,796 km | NE (39°) |
| Paris | 8,989 km | NE (42°) |
| Moscow | 11,014 km | NNE (29°) |
| Tokyo | 13,125 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 13,724 km | SW (236°) |
| Dubai | 14,205 km | NE (47°) |
| Hong Kong | 15,879 km | NNW (330°) |
| Mumbai | 15,989 km | NE (37°) |
| Singapore | 18,440 km | NW (322°) |
Cities near Paquera
FAQ
What time is it in Paquera right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Paquera (Costa Rica), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Paquera in?
Paquera runs on the America/Costa_Rica IANA time zone (UTC-06:00), currently abbreviated CST.
Does Paquera observe daylight saving time?
Paquera does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Paquera today?
Paquera sees sunrise at 05:31 and sunset at 17:17 today, giving 11h 46m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Paquera tonight?
The moon phase over Paquera tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Paquera?
The antipode of Paquera — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.82° S, 95.06° 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 Paquera?
Paquera lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Paquera?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Paquera, clocks run about 36 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.