Right now, local time in San Nicolás is 04:52 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
San Nicolás 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 7m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Day length
- 12h 25m
- Solar noon
- 11:53
- Daylight range
- 11h 36m (winter) – 12h 39m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 72% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for San Nicolás — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from San Nicolás through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.98° N, 102.81° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Thổ Châu, Vietnam, about 82 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 16:52 GMT+7 (Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in San Nicolás today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:27
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Dhuhr
- 11:53
- Asr
- 15:06
- Maghrib
- 18:05
- Isha
- 19:13
- Qibla direction
- 70.4° from north (ENE (70°))
Full prayer timetable for San Nicolás — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
San Nicolás sits in the America/Lima time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 25m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 1773 cities we cover in Peru.
At 2874 m above sea level, San Nicolás is one of the highest major cities. San Nicolás's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 3,630 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,160 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.98° S, 77.19° 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 | 02:52 | −2h |
| Chicago | 04:52 | same time |
| São Paulo | 06:52 | +2h |
| London | 09:52 | +5h |
| Paris | 10:52 | +6h |
| Moscow | 12:52 | +8h |
| Dubai | 13:52 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 15:22 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 17:52 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 17:52 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 18:52 | +14h |
| Sydney | 20:52 | +16h |
Best time to call San Nicolás
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in San Nicolás local time:
Cities sharing San Nicolás's time zone
Distances from San Nicolás
| São Paulo | 3,630 km | ESE (120°) |
| Chicago | 5,754 km | N (350°) |
| Los Angeles | 6,450 km | NW (320°) |
| London | 9,908 km | NE (37°) |
| Paris | 10,004 km | NE (40°) |
| Moscow | 12,369 km | NNE (33°) |
| Sydney | 13,035 km | SW (224°) |
| Dubai | 14,685 km | ENE (64°) |
| Tokyo | 15,247 km | NW (314°) |
| Mumbai | 16,603 km | ENE (68°) |
| Hong Kong | 18,099 km | NW (322°) |
| Singapore | 19,160 km | S (188°) |
Cities near San Nicolás
- Pampachacra10 km · 04:52
- Yauya11 km · 04:52
- Canchabamba12 km · 04:52
- Llama14 km · 04:52
- Mirgas16 km · 04:52
- Chaccho17 km · 04:52
- Musga18 km · 04:52
- Pinra20 km · 04:52
FAQ
What time is it in San Nicolás right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in San Nicolás (Peru), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is San Nicolás in?
San Nicolás runs on the America/Lima IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does San Nicolás observe daylight saving time?
San Nicolás does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in San Nicolás today?
San Nicolás sees sunrise at 05:41 and sunset at 18:06 today, giving 12h 25m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over San Nicolás tonight?
The moon phase over San Nicolás tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 71.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of San Nicolás?
The antipode of San Nicolás — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.98° N, 102.81° E. It falls on land, near Thổ Châu, Vietnam, about 82 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is San Nicolás?
San Nicolás sits at about 2,874 m above sea level, higher than roughly 100% of cities with a recorded elevation.
What is solar time in San Nicolás?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In San Nicolás, clocks run about 7 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.