Right now, local time in Puerto La Cruz is 09:16 (GMT-4, UTC-04:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Puerto La Cruz ranks #1619 worldwide by population and #12 in Venezuela.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Caracas GMT-4
- UTC offset
- UTC-04:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 3m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Day length
- 11h 45m
- Solar noon
- 12:03
- Daylight range
- 11h 32m (winter) – 12h 43m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Puerto La Cruz — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 10.2138° N, 64.6328° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Anzoátegui
- Country
- 🇻🇪 Venezuela
- Population
- 370,000 · #1619 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Puerto La Cruz through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 10.21° S, 115.37° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Nusa Dua, Indonesia, about 158 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 21:16 GMT+8 (Asia/Makassar)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Puerto La Cruz today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:58
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Dhuhr
- 12:03
- Asr
- 15:23
- Maghrib
- 17:55
- Isha
- 19:02
- Qibla direction
- 66.0° from north (ENE (66°))
Full prayer timetable for Puerto La Cruz — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Puerto La Cruz sits in the America/Caracas time zone, UTC-04:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 45m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 414 cities we cover in Venezuela.
Puerto La Cruz's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 4,175 km away; even Singapore lies some 18,202 km off. Its position on the globe is 10.21° N, 64.63° 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 | 05:16 | −4h |
| Chicago | 07:16 | −2h |
| São Paulo | 10:16 | +1h |
| London | 13:16 | +4h |
| Paris | 14:16 | +5h |
| Moscow | 16:16 | +7h |
| Dubai | 17:16 | +8h |
| Mumbai | 18:46 | +9h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:16 | +12h |
| Hong Kong | 21:16 | +12h |
| Tokyo | 22:16 | +13h |
| Sydney | 00:16 | +15h |
Best time to call Puerto La Cruz
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Puerto La Cruz local time:
Cities sharing Puerto La Cruz's time zone
Other cities in Venezuela
- Caracas09:16
- Maracaibo09:16
- Valencia09:16
- Barquisimeto09:16
- Ciudad Guayana09:16
- Barcelona09:16
- Maturín09:16
- Maracay09:16
- Ciudad Bolívar09:16
- Cumaná09:16
- Barinas09:16
- Petare09:16
Distances from Puerto La Cruz
| Chicago | 4,175 km | NNW (331°) |
| São Paulo | 4,234 km | SSE (153°) |
| Los Angeles | 6,041 km | NW (305°) |
| London | 7,369 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 7,478 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 9,822 km | NNE (33°) |
| Dubai | 12,412 km | ENE (57°) |
| Tokyo | 14,308 km | NNW (335°) |
| Mumbai | 14,334 km | NE (55°) |
| Sydney | 15,520 km | SW (229°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,395 km | N (2°) |
| Singapore | 18,202 km | NE (45°) |
Cities near Puerto La Cruz
FAQ
What time is it in Puerto La Cruz right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Puerto La Cruz (Venezuela), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Puerto La Cruz in?
Puerto La Cruz runs on the America/Caracas IANA time zone (UTC-04:00), currently abbreviated GMT-4.
Does Puerto La Cruz observe daylight saving time?
Puerto La Cruz does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Puerto La Cruz today?
Puerto La Cruz sees sunrise at 06:10 and sunset at 17:55 today, giving 11h 45m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Puerto La Cruz tonight?
The moon phase over Puerto La Cruz tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Puerto La Cruz?
The antipode of Puerto La Cruz — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 10.21° S, 115.37° E. It falls on land, near Nusa Dua, Indonesia, about 158 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Puerto La Cruz?
Puerto La Cruz lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Puerto La Cruz?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Puerto La Cruz, clocks run about 3 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.