Right now, local time in Ríochico is 09:38 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ríochico 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 6m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Day length
- 12h 09m
- Solar noon
- 12:06
- Daylight range
- 12h 04m (winter) – 12h 11m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ríochico — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 0.9951° S, 80.4166° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Manabí
- Country
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ríochico through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 1.00° N, 99.58° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Siabu, Indonesia, about 10 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 21:38 GMT+7 (Asia/Jakarta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ríochico today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:50
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Dhuhr
- 12:06
- Asr
- 15:25
- Maghrib
- 18:10
- Isha
- 19:17
- Qibla direction
- 66.1° from north (ENE (66°))
Full prayer timetable for Ríochico — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ríochico sits in the America/Guayaquil time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 09m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 541 cities we cover in Ecuador.
Ríochico's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 4,421 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,542 km off. Its position on the globe is 1.00° S, 80.42° 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 | 06:38 | −3h |
| Chicago | 08:38 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 11:38 | +2h |
| London | 14:38 | +5h |
| Paris | 15:38 | +6h |
| Moscow | 17:38 | +8h |
| Dubai | 18:38 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 20:08 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:38 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 22:38 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 23:38 | +14h |
| Sydney | 01:38 | +16h |
Best time to call Ríochico
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ríochico local time:
Cities sharing Ríochico's time zone
Other cities in Ecuador
- Quito09:38
- Guayaquil09:38
- Cuenca09:38
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados09:38
- Ambato09:38
- Portoviejo09:38
- Eloy Alfaro09:38
- Machala09:38
- Loja09:38
- Manta09:38
- Riobamba09:38
- Ibarra09:38
Distances from Ríochico
| São Paulo | 4,421 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 4,822 km | N (352°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,544 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 9,424 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 9,563 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 11,808 km | NNE (31°) |
| Sydney | 13,385 km | SW (229°) |
| Tokyo | 14,360 km | NW (318°) |
| Dubai | 14,556 km | ENE (57°) |
| Mumbai | 16,480 km | NE (54°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,167 km | NNW (327°) |
| Singapore | 19,542 km | W (275°) |
Cities near Ríochico
- Portoviejo8 km · 09:38
- Rocafuerte9 km · 09:38
- Abdón Calderón9 km · 09:38
- Picoazá10 km · 09:38
- Colón13 km · 09:38
- Charapotó19 km · 09:38
- Santa Ana de Vuelta Larga24 km · 09:38
- Junín25 km · 09:38
FAQ
What time is it in Ríochico right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ríochico (Ecuador), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Ríochico in?
Ríochico runs on the America/Guayaquil IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does Ríochico observe daylight saving time?
Ríochico does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ríochico today?
Ríochico sees sunrise at 06:01 and sunset at 18:10 today, giving 12h 09m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ríochico tonight?
The moon phase over Ríochico tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ríochico?
The antipode of Ríochico — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 1.00° N, 99.58° E. It falls on land, near Siabu, Indonesia, about 10 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ríochico?
Ríochico lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ríochico?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ríochico, clocks run about 6 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.