Right now, local time in Ponce is 09:46 (AST, UTC-04:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ponce ranks #4487 worldwide by population and #4 in Puerto Rico.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Puerto_Rico AST
- UTC offset
- UTC-04:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 11m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Day length
- 11h 28m
- Solar noon
- 12:11
- Daylight range
- 11h 03m (winter) – 13h 13m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ponce — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 18.0103° N, 66.6240° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- 15 m above sea level — higher than about 11% of cities with a recorded elevation
- Region
- Ponce
- Country
- 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
- Population
- 137,491 · #4487 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ponce through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 18.01° S, 113.38° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Exmouth, Australia, about 443 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 21:46 GMT+8 (Australia/Perth)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ponce today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:12
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Dhuhr
- 12:11
- Asr
- 15:28
- Maghrib
- 17:54
- Isha
- 19:04
- Qibla direction
- 64.3° from north (ENE (64°))
Full prayer timetable for Ponce — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ponce sits in the America/Puerto_Rico time zone, UTC-04:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 28m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 220 cities we cover in Puerto Rico.
Ponce sits at just 15 m above sea level. Ponce's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 3,318 km away; even Singapore lies some 17,622 km off. Its position on the globe is 18.01° N, 66.62° 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 | 05:46 | −4h |
| Chicago | 07:46 | −2h |
| São Paulo | 10:46 | +1h |
| London | 13:46 | +4h |
| Paris | 14:46 | +5h |
| Moscow | 16:46 | +7h |
| Dubai | 17:46 | +8h |
| Mumbai | 19:16 | +9h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:46 | +12h |
| Hong Kong | 21:46 | +12h |
| Tokyo | 22:46 | +13h |
| Sydney | 00:46 | +15h |
Best time to call Ponce
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ponce local time:
Cities sharing Ponce's time zone
Distances from Ponce
| Chicago | 3,318 km | NNW (328°) |
| São Paulo | 5,106 km | SSE (154°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,395 km | WNW (300°) |
| London | 6,832 km | NE (41°) |
| Paris | 6,981 km | NE (44°) |
| Moscow | 9,216 km | NNE (33°) |
| Dubai | 12,102 km | NE (54°) |
| Tokyo | 13,432 km | NNW (335°) |
| Mumbai | 13,971 km | NE (49°) |
| Hong Kong | 15,530 km | N (359°) |
| Sydney | 15,873 km | WSW (237°) |
| Singapore | 17,622 km | NNE (27°) |
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- Peñuelas12 km · 09:46
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FAQ
What time is it in Ponce right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ponce (Puerto Rico), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Ponce in?
Ponce runs on the America/Puerto_Rico IANA time zone (UTC-04:00), currently abbreviated AST.
Does Ponce observe daylight saving time?
Ponce does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ponce today?
Ponce sees sunrise at 06:27 and sunset at 17:55 today, giving 11h 28m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ponce tonight?
The moon phase over Ponce tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ponce?
The antipode of Ponce — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 18.01° S, 113.38° E. It falls on land, near Exmouth, Australia, about 443 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ponce?
Ponce sits at about 15 m above sea level, higher than roughly 11% of cities with a recorded elevation.
What is solar time in Ponce?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ponce, clocks run about 11 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.