Right now, local time in Santiago de Compostela is 13:42 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Santiago de Compostela ranks #6311 worldwide by population and #94 in Spain.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Madrid GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 79m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Day length
- 10h 17m
- Solar noon
- 13:19
- Daylight range
- 9h 01m (winter) – 15h 21m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Santiago de Compostela — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Santiago de Compostela through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 42.88° S, 171.45° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Greymouth, New Zealand, about 50 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 01:42 GMT+13 (Pacific/Auckland)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Santiago de Compostela today MWL
- Fajr
- 06:34
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Dhuhr
- 13:19
- Asr
- 16:01
- Maghrib
- 18:25
- Isha
- 19:56
- Qibla direction
- 102.4° from north (ESE (102°))
Full prayer timetable for Santiago de Compostela — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Santiago de Compostela sits in the Europe/Madrid time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 17m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7178 cities we cover in Spain.
Santiago de Compostela's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 1,072 km away; even Sydney lies some 17,993 km off. Its position on the globe is 42.88° N, 8.55° 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 | 04:42 | −9h |
| Chicago | 06:42 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 09:42 | −4h |
| London | 12:42 | −1h |
| Paris | 13:42 | same time |
| Moscow | 15:42 | +2h |
| Dubai | 16:42 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 18:12 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:42 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 20:42 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 21:42 | +8h |
| Sydney | 23:42 | +10h |
Best time to call Santiago de Compostela
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Santiago de Compostela local time:
Cities sharing Santiago de Compostela's time zone
Distances from Santiago de Compostela
| Paris | 1,072 km | NE (48°) |
| London | 1,149 km | NNE (31°) |
| Moscow | 3,558 km | NE (50°) |
| Dubai | 6,046 km | E (87°) |
| Chicago | 6,239 km | WNW (298°) |
| Mumbai | 7,897 km | E (81°) |
| São Paulo | 8,353 km | SW (216°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,878 km | NW (308°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,697 km | NE (52°) |
| Tokyo | 10,703 km | NNE (25°) |
| Singapore | 11,701 km | ENE (73°) |
| Sydney | 17,993 km | ENE (67°) |
Cities near Santiago de Compostela
FAQ
What time is it in Santiago de Compostela right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Santiago de Compostela (Spain), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Santiago de Compostela in?
Santiago de Compostela runs on the Europe/Madrid IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Santiago de Compostela observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Santiago de Compostela today?
Santiago de Compostela sees sunrise at 08:10 and sunset at 18:27 today, giving 10h 17m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Santiago de Compostela tonight?
The moon phase over Santiago de Compostela tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 50.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Santiago de Compostela?
The antipode of Santiago de Compostela — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 42.88° S, 171.45° E. It falls on land, near Greymouth, New Zealand, about 50 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Santiago de Compostela?
Santiago de Compostela lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Santiago de Compostela?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Santiago de Compostela, clocks run about 79 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.