Right now, local time in Santa Elena is 04:40 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Santa Elena ranks #140150 worldwide by population and #148 in Paraguay.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Asuncion GMT-3
- UTC offset
- UTC-03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 32m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Day length
- 13h 05m
- Solar noon
- 12:32
- Daylight range
- 10h 33m (winter) – 13h 43m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 52% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Santa Elena — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 25.4140° S, 56.7976° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Cordillera Department
- Country
- 🇵🇾 Paraguay
- Population
- 1,137 · #140150 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
- 25.41° N, 123.20° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Yonakuni, Japan, about 107 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 16:40 GMT+9 (Asia/Tokyo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Santa Elena today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:36
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Dhuhr
- 12:32
- Asr
- 16:00
- Maghrib
- 19:04
- Isha
- 20:21
- Qibla direction
- 72.9° from north (ENE (73°))
Full prayer timetable for Santa Elena — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Santa Elena sits in the America/Asuncion time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 05m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 151 cities we cover in Paraguay.
Santa Elena's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 1,049 km away; even Hong Kong lies some 19,035 km off. Its position on the globe is 25.41° S, 56.80° 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 | 23:40 | −5h |
| Chicago | 01:40 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 04:40 | same time |
| London | 07:40 | +3h |
| Paris | 08:40 | +4h |
| Moscow | 10:40 | +6h |
| Dubai | 11:40 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 13:10 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 15:40 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 15:40 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 16:40 | +12h |
| Sydney | 18:40 | +14h |
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 Paraguay
- Asunción04:40
- Ciudad del Este04:40
- San Lorenzo04:40
- Capiatá04:40
- Lambaré04:40
- Fernando de la Mora04:40
- Limpio04:40
- Nemby04:40
- Pedro Juan Caballero04:40
- Encarnación04:40
- Mariano Roque Alonso04:40
- Itauguá04:40
Distances from Santa Elena
| São Paulo | 1,049 km | E (81°) |
| Chicago | 8,127 km | NNW (336°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,257 km | NW (313°) |
| Paris | 10,125 km | NE (34°) |
| London | 10,180 km | NNE (31°) |
| Moscow | 12,587 km | NE (38°) |
| Sydney | 12,790 km | SSW (205°) |
| Dubai | 13,273 km | ENE (74°) |
| Mumbai | 14,814 km | E (87°) |
| Singapore | 16,627 km | SE (139°) |
| Tokyo | 18,071 km | NW (310°) |
| Hong Kong | 19,035 km | ESE (109°) |
Cities near Santa Elena
- Itacurubí de la Cordillera8 km · 04:40
- San José de los Arroyos15 km · 04:40
- Isla Pucú16 km · 04:40
- Eusebio Ayala17 km · 04:40
- Caraguatay20 km · 04:40
- Piribebuy25 km · 04:40
- Sapucaí32 km · 04:40
- Tobatí33 km · 04:40
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 (Paraguay), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Santa Elena in?
Santa Elena runs on the America/Asuncion IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
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 05:59 and sunset at 19:04 today, giving 13h 05m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Santa Elena tonight?
The moon phase over Santa Elena tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 52.3% 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 25.41° N, 123.20° E. It falls on land, near Yonakuni, Japan, about 107 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 32 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.