Right now, local time in Santa Rosa is 09:06 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Santa Rosa ranks #14492 worldwide by population and #28 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 4m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Day length
- 12h 14m
- Solar noon
- 12:04
- Daylight range
- 11h 55m (winter) – 12h 19m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 79% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Santa Rosa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 3.4557° S, 79.9637° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- El Oro
- Country
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Population
- 41,816 · #14492 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Santa Rosa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 3.46° N, 100.04° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Teluk Nibung, Indonesia, about 56 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 21:06 GMT+7 (Asia/Jakarta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Santa Rosa today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:46
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Dhuhr
- 12:04
- Asr
- 15:21
- Maghrib
- 18:10
- Isha
- 19:17
- Qibla direction
- 67.4° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Santa Rosa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Santa Rosa sits in the America/Guayaquil time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 14m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 541 cities we cover in Ecuador.
Santa Rosa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 4,219 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,534 km off. Its position on the globe is 3.46° S, 79.96° 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 | 07:06 | −2h |
| Chicago | 09:06 | same time |
| São Paulo | 11:06 | +2h |
| London | 14:06 | +5h |
| Paris | 15:06 | +6h |
| Moscow | 17:06 | +8h |
| Dubai | 18:06 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 19:36 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:06 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 22:06 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 23:06 | +14h |
| Sydney | 01:06 | +16h |
Best time to call Santa Rosa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Santa Rosa local time:
Cities sharing Santa Rosa's time zone
Other cities in Ecuador
- Quito09:06
- Guayaquil09:06
- Cuenca09:06
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados09:06
- Ambato09:06
- Portoviejo09:06
- Eloy Alfaro09:06
- Machala09:06
- Loja09:06
- Manta09:06
- Riobamba09:06
- Ibarra09:06
Distances from Santa Rosa
| São Paulo | 4,219 km | SE (125°) |
| Chicago | 5,100 km | N (352°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,783 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 9,609 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 9,737 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 12,015 km | NNE (32°) |
| Sydney | 13,241 km | SW (228°) |
| Tokyo | 14,594 km | NW (316°) |
| Dubai | 14,659 km | ENE (59°) |
| Mumbai | 16,593 km | ENE (58°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,422 km | NW (325°) |
| Singapore | 19,534 km | WSW (241°) |
Cities near Santa Rosa
- Puerto Jelí6 km · 09:06
- La Avanzada9 km · 09:06
- Bella María9 km · 09:06
- Arenillas16 km · 09:06
- Buena Vista17 km · 09:06
- Torata18 km · 09:06
- Piedras21 km · 09:06
- Puerto Bolívar21 km · 09:06
FAQ
What time is it in Santa Rosa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Santa Rosa (Ecuador), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Santa Rosa in?
Santa Rosa runs on the America/Guayaquil IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does Santa Rosa observe daylight saving time?
Santa Rosa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Santa Rosa today?
Santa Rosa sees sunrise at 05:57 and sunset at 18:11 today, giving 12h 14m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Santa Rosa tonight?
The moon phase over Santa Rosa tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 79.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Santa Rosa?
The antipode of Santa Rosa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 3.46° N, 100.04° E. It falls on land, near Teluk Nibung, Indonesia, about 56 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Santa Rosa?
Santa Rosa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Santa Rosa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Santa Rosa, clocks run about 4 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.