Right now, local time in Puerto Rico is 12:49 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Puerto Rico ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #1112 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 10m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Day length
- 12h 22m
- Solar noon
- 11:50
- Daylight range
- 11h 43m (winter) – 12h 32m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Puerto Rico — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 6.9922° S, 76.4192° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- San Martín Department
- Country
- 🇵🇪 Peru
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Puerto Rico through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 6.99° N, 103.58° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Pengkalan Chepa, Malaysia, about 169 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 01:49 GMT+8 (Asia/Kuala_Lumpur)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Puerto Rico today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:26
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Dhuhr
- 11:50
- Asr
- 15:06
- Maghrib
- 18:00
- Isha
- 19:08
- Qibla direction
- 69.5° from north (ENE (69°))
Full prayer timetable for Puerto Rico — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Puerto Rico sits in the America/Lima time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 22m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 1773 cities we cover in Peru.
Puerto Rico's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 3,674 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,387 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.99° S, 76.42° 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 | 09:49 | −3h |
| Chicago | 11:49 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 14:49 | +2h |
| London | 17:49 | +5h |
| Paris | 18:49 | +6h |
| Moscow | 20:49 | +8h |
| Dubai | 21:49 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 23:19 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:49 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 01:49 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 02:49 | +14h |
| Sydney | 04:49 | +16h |
Best time to call Puerto Rico
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Puerto Rico local time:
Cities sharing Puerto Rico's time zone
Distances from Puerto Rico
| São Paulo | 3,674 km | ESE (123°) |
| Chicago | 5,553 km | N (349°) |
| Los Angeles | 6,338 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 9,682 km | NE (37°) |
| Paris | 9,781 km | NE (40°) |
| Moscow | 12,138 km | NNE (33°) |
| Sydney | 13,252 km | SW (225°) |
| Dubai | 14,510 km | ENE (63°) |
| Tokyo | 15,150 km | NW (316°) |
| Mumbai | 16,437 km | ENE (65°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,967 km | NNW (327°) |
| Singapore | 19,387 km | S (182°) |
Cities near Puerto Rico
- Caspisapa4 km · 12:49
- San Rafael7 km · 12:49
- Picota13 km · 12:49
- Nuevo Lima13 km · 12:49
- Pucacaca18 km · 12:49
- Tingo de Ponasa20 km · 12:49
- Bellavista20 km · 12:49
- Buenos Aires24 km · 12:49
FAQ
What time is it in Puerto Rico right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Puerto Rico (Peru), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Puerto Rico in?
Puerto Rico runs on the America/Lima IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does Puerto Rico observe daylight saving time?
Puerto Rico does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Puerto Rico today?
Puerto Rico sees sunrise at 05:39 and sunset at 18:01 today, giving 12h 22m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Puerto Rico tonight?
The moon phase over Puerto Rico tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Puerto Rico?
The antipode of Puerto Rico — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 6.99° N, 103.58° E. It falls on land, near Pengkalan Chepa, Malaysia, about 169 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Puerto Rico?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Puerto Rico, clocks run about 10 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.