Right now, local time in Santa Elena is 08:47 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Santa Elena ranks #14360 worldwide by population and #26 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 8m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Day length
- 12h 12m
- Solar noon
- 12:08
- Daylight range
- 11h 60m (winter) – 12h 15m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Santa Elena — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 2.2265° S, 80.8581° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Santa Elena
- Country
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Population
- 42,214 · #14360 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Santa Elena through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 2.23° N, 99.14° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Balige, Indonesia, about 15 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 20:47 GMT+7 (Asia/Jakarta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Santa Elena today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:50
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Dhuhr
- 12:08
- Asr
- 15:27
- Maghrib
- 18:13
- Isha
- 19:20
- Qibla direction
- 66.6° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Santa Elena — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Santa Elena sits in the America/Guayaquil time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 12m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 541 cities we cover in Ecuador.
Santa Elena's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 4,379 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,486 km off. Its position on the globe is 2.23° S, 80.86° 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 | 05:47 | −3h |
| Chicago | 07:47 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 10:47 | +2h |
| London | 13:47 | +5h |
| Paris | 14:47 | +6h |
| Moscow | 16:47 | +8h |
| Dubai | 17:47 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 19:17 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:47 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 21:47 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 22:47 | +14h |
| Sydney | 00:47 | +16h |
Best time to call Santa Elena
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Santa Elena local time:
Cities sharing Santa Elena's time zone
Other cities in Ecuador
- Quito08:47
- Guayaquil08:47
- Cuenca08:47
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados08:47
- Ambato08:47
- Portoviejo08:47
- Eloy Alfaro08:47
- Machala08:47
- Loja08:47
- Manta08:47
- Riobamba08:47
- Ibarra08:47
Distances from Santa Elena
| São Paulo | 4,379 km | SE (126°) |
| Chicago | 4,952 km | N (353°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,615 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 9,563 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 9,698 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 11,950 km | NNE (31°) |
| Sydney | 13,258 km | SW (229°) |
| Tokyo | 14,427 km | NW (317°) |
| Dubai | 14,671 km | ENE (57°) |
| Mumbai | 16,599 km | NE (55°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,254 km | NW (325°) |
| Singapore | 19,486 km | W (259°) |
Cities near Santa Elena
- La Libertad6 km · 08:47
- Salinas10 km · 08:47
- San José de Ancón53 km · 08:47
- Simón Bolívar56 km · 08:47
- Playas69 km · 08:47
- Salango71 km · 08:47
- Pedro Pablo Gómez74 km · 08:47
- Puerto López74 km · 08:47
FAQ
What time is it in Santa Elena right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Santa Elena (Ecuador), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Santa Elena in?
Santa Elena runs on the America/Guayaquil IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does Santa Elena observe daylight saving time?
Santa Elena does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Santa Elena today?
Santa Elena sees sunrise at 06:02 and sunset at 18:14 today, giving 12h 12m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Santa Elena tonight?
The moon phase over Santa Elena tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Santa Elena?
The antipode of Santa Elena — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 2.23° N, 99.14° E. It falls on land, near Balige, Indonesia, about 15 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Santa Elena?
Santa Elena lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Santa Elena?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Santa Elena, clocks run about 8 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.