Right now, local time in Santa Elena is 19:57 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Santa Elena ranks #149750 worldwide by population and #504 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 19m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Day length
- 12h 20m
- Solar noon
- 11:41
- Daylight range
- 11h 46m (winter) – 12h 28m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Santa Elena — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 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
- 6.03° N, 105.91° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Matak, Indonesia, about 301 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 07:57 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
- 04:18
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Dhuhr
- 11:41
- Asr
- 14:57
- Maghrib
- 17:50
- Isha
- 18:58
- Qibla direction
- 69.2° from north (ENE (69°))
Full prayer timetable for Santa Elena — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Santa Elena sits in the America/Lima time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 20m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 1773 cities we cover in Peru.
Santa Elena's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 3,524 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,446 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.03° S, 74.09° 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 | 16:57 | −3h |
| Chicago | 18:57 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 21:57 | +2h |
| London | 00:57 | +5h |
| Paris | 01:57 | +6h |
| Moscow | 03:57 | +8h |
| Dubai | 04:57 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 06:27 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 08:57 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 08:57 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 09:57 | +14h |
| Sydney | 11:57 | +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
Distances from Santa Elena
| São Paulo | 3,524 km | SE (126°) |
| Chicago | 5,501 km | NNW (347°) |
| Los Angeles | 6,430 km | NW (317°) |
| London | 9,441 km | NE (37°) |
| Paris | 9,534 km | NE (40°) |
| Moscow | 11,907 km | NNE (33°) |
| Sydney | 13,509 km | SW (224°) |
| Dubai | 14,232 km | ENE (62°) |
| Tokyo | 15,245 km | NW (318°) |
| Mumbai | 16,158 km | ENE (65°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,998 km | NNW (335°) |
| Singapore | 19,446 km | SSE (156°) |
Cities near Santa Elena
- Tamanco32 km · 19:57
- Iberia40 km · 19:57
- Santa Isabel55 km · 19:57
- Bretaña87 km · 19:57
- Requena111 km · 19:57
- Genaro Herrera133 km · 19:57
- Orellana154 km · 19:57
- Saquena164 km · 19:57
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 (Peru), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Santa Elena in?
Santa Elena runs on the America/Lima 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 05:31 and sunset at 17:51 today, giving 12h 20m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Santa Elena tonight?
The moon phase over Santa Elena tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.6% 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 6.03° N, 105.91° E. It falls on land, near Matak, Indonesia, about 301 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 19 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.