Right now, local time in Paracas is 08:05 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Paracas ranks #137253 worldwide by population and #400 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 11m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Day length
- 12h 37m
- Solar noon
- 11:49
- Daylight range
- 11h 18m (winter) – 12h 57m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Paracas — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Paracas through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 13.87° N, 103.73° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Varin, Cambodia, about 9 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 20:05 GMT+7 (Asia/Phnom_Penh)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Paracas today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:16
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Dhuhr
- 11:50
- Asr
- 14:57
- Maghrib
- 18:07
- Isha
- 19:17
- Qibla direction
- 72.9° from north (ENE (73°))
Full prayer timetable for Paracas — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Paracas sits in the America/Lima time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 37m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 1773 cities we cover in Peru.
Paracas sits at just 5 m above sea level. Paracas's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 3,294 km away; even Singapore lies some 18,623 km off. Its position on the globe is 13.87° S, 76.27° 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 | 05:05 | −3h |
| Chicago | 07:05 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 10:05 | +2h |
| London | 13:05 | +5h |
| Paris | 14:05 | +6h |
| Moscow | 16:05 | +8h |
| Dubai | 17:05 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 18:35 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:05 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 21:05 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 22:05 | +14h |
| Sydney | 00:05 | +16h |
Best time to call Paracas
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Paracas local time:
Cities sharing Paracas's time zone
Distances from Paracas
| São Paulo | 3,294 km | ESE (113°) |
| Chicago | 6,307 km | N (350°) |
| Los Angeles | 6,935 km | NW (321°) |
| London | 10,280 km | NE (37°) |
| Paris | 10,354 km | NE (40°) |
| Sydney | 12,708 km | SW (222°) |
| Moscow | 12,764 km | NE (35°) |
| Dubai | 14,814 km | ENE (68°) |
| Tokyo | 15,688 km | NW (311°) |
| Mumbai | 16,678 km | ENE (76°) |
| Hong Kong | 18,567 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 18,623 km | S (180°) |
Cities near Paracas
- San Andrés16 km · 08:05
- Pisco19 km · 08:05
- Tupac Amaru21 km · 08:05
- San Clemente26 km · 08:05
- Independencia31 km · 08:05
- Humay44 km · 08:05
- Chincha Baja47 km · 08:05
- El Carmen47 km · 08:05
FAQ
What time is it in Paracas right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Paracas (Peru), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Paracas in?
Paracas runs on the America/Lima IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does Paracas observe daylight saving time?
Paracas does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Paracas today?
Paracas sees sunrise at 05:31 and sunset at 18:08 today, giving 12h 37m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Paracas tonight?
The moon phase over Paracas tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Paracas?
The antipode of Paracas — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 13.87° N, 103.73° E. It falls on land, near Varin, Cambodia, about 9 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Paracas?
Paracas sits at about 5 m above sea level, higher than roughly 5% of cities with a recorded elevation.
What is solar time in Paracas?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Paracas, clocks run about 11 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.