Right now, local time in Ricaurte is 11:22 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ricaurte ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #126 in Ecuador.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Guayaquil GMT-5
- UTC offset
- UTC-05:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 2m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Day length
- 12h 10m
- Solar noon
- 12:02
- Daylight range
- 12h 02m (winter) – 12h 13m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ricaurte — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 1.5715° S, 79.4677° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Los Ríos
- Country
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ricaurte through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 1.57° N, 100.53° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Sedinginan, Indonesia, about 54 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 23:22 GMT+7 (Asia/Jakarta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ricaurte today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:45
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Dhuhr
- 12:02
- Asr
- 15:21
- Maghrib
- 18:07
- Isha
- 19:14
- Qibla direction
- 66.5° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Ricaurte — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ricaurte sits in the America/Guayaquil time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 10m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 541 cities we cover in Ecuador.
Ricaurte's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 4,298 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,649 km off. Its position on the globe is 1.57° S, 79.47° 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 | 08:22 | −3h |
| Chicago | 10:22 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 13:22 | +2h |
| London | 16:22 | +5h |
| Paris | 17:22 | +6h |
| Moscow | 19:22 | +8h |
| Dubai | 20:22 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 21:52 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:22 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 00:22 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 01:22 | +14h |
| Sydney | 03:22 | +16h |
Best time to call Ricaurte
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ricaurte local time:
Cities sharing Ricaurte's time zone
Other cities in Ecuador
- Quito11:22
- Guayaquil11:22
- Cuenca11:22
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados11:22
- Ambato11:22
- Portoviejo11:22
- Eloy Alfaro11:22
- Machala11:22
- Loja11:22
- Manta11:22
- Riobamba11:22
- Ibarra11:22
Distances from Ricaurte
| São Paulo | 4,298 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 4,901 km | N (351°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,662 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 9,410 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 9,542 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 11,808 km | NNE (31°) |
| Sydney | 13,422 km | SW (228°) |
| Tokyo | 14,478 km | NW (318°) |
| Dubai | 14,502 km | ENE (57°) |
| Mumbai | 16,431 km | NE (55°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,277 km | NNW (328°) |
| Singapore | 19,649 km | W (266°) |
Cities near Ricaurte
- Catarama1 km · 11:22
- Pueblo Viejo8 km · 11:22
- San Juan12 km · 11:22
- Ventanas14 km · 11:22
- La Unión17 km · 11:22
- Puerto Pechiche19 km · 11:22
- Isla de Bejucal23 km · 11:22
- Caluma24 km · 11:22
FAQ
What time is it in Ricaurte right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ricaurte (Ecuador), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Ricaurte in?
Ricaurte runs on the America/Guayaquil IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does Ricaurte observe daylight saving time?
Ricaurte does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ricaurte today?
Ricaurte sees sunrise at 05:57 and sunset at 18:07 today, giving 12h 10m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ricaurte tonight?
The moon phase over Ricaurte tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ricaurte?
The antipode of Ricaurte — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 1.57° N, 100.53° E. It falls on land, near Sedinginan, Indonesia, about 54 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ricaurte?
Ricaurte lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ricaurte?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ricaurte, clocks run about 2 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.