Right now, local time in Puntarenas is 07:52 (CST, UTC-06:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Puntarenas ranks #16696 worldwide by population and #7 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 32m (winter) – 12h 42m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Puntarenas — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 9.9769° N, 84.8379° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Puntarenas Province
- Country
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
- Population
- 35,650 · #16696 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Puntarenas through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.98° S, 95.16° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is West Island, Cocos Islands, about 303 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 20:22 GMT+6:30 (Indian/Cocos)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Puntarenas today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:18
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Dhuhr
- 11:24
- Asr
- 14:44
- Maghrib
- 17:16
- Isha
- 18:23
- Qibla direction
- 59.5° from north (ENE (59°))
Full prayer timetable for Puntarenas — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Puntarenas 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.
Puntarenas's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 3,558 km away; even Singapore lies some 18,432 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.98° N, 84.84° 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 | 05:52 | −2h |
| Chicago | 07:52 | same time |
| São Paulo | 10:52 | +3h |
| London | 13:52 | +6h |
| Paris | 14:52 | +7h |
| Moscow | 16:52 | +9h |
| Dubai | 17:52 | +10h |
| Mumbai | 19:22 | +11h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:52 | +14h |
| Hong Kong | 21:52 | +14h |
| Tokyo | 22:52 | +15h |
| Sydney | 00:52 | +17h |
Best time to call Puntarenas
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Puntarenas local time:
Cities sharing Puntarenas's time zone
Other cities in Costa Rica
- San José07:52
- Limón07:52
- San Francisco07:52
- Alajuela07:52
- Liberia07:52
- Paraíso07:52
- San Isidro07:52
- Curridabat07:52
- San Vicente07:52
- San Vicente de Moravia07:52
- San José07:52
- Purral07:52
Distances from Puntarenas
| Chicago | 3,558 km | N (356°) |
| Los Angeles | 4,325 km | NW (313°) |
| São Paulo | 5,581 km | SE (132°) |
| London | 8,776 km | NE (39°) |
| Paris | 8,969 km | NE (42°) |
| Moscow | 10,994 km | NNE (29°) |
| Tokyo | 13,119 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 13,743 km | SW (236°) |
| Dubai | 14,185 km | NE (47°) |
| Hong Kong | 15,869 km | NNW (330°) |
| Mumbai | 15,969 km | NE (37°) |
| Singapore | 18,432 km | NW (322°) |
Cities near Puntarenas
FAQ
What time is it in Puntarenas right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Puntarenas (Costa Rica), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Puntarenas in?
Puntarenas runs on the America/Costa_Rica IANA time zone (UTC-06:00), currently abbreviated CST.
Does Puntarenas observe daylight saving time?
Puntarenas does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Puntarenas today?
Puntarenas sees sunrise at 05:31 and sunset at 17:17 today, giving 11h 46m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Puntarenas tonight?
The moon phase over Puntarenas tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Puntarenas?
The antipode of Puntarenas — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.98° S, 95.16° E. It falls on land, near West Island, Cocos Islands, about 303 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Puntarenas?
Puntarenas lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Puntarenas?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Puntarenas, clocks run about 36 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.