Right now, local time in Santiago is 09:51 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Santiago ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #126 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 0m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Day length
- 12h 10m
- Solar noon
- 12:00
- Daylight range
- 12h 01m (winter) – 12h 13m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Santiago — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 1.6997° S, 78.9998° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Bolívar
- Country
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Santiago through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 1.70° N, 101.00° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Sedinginan, Indonesia, about 16 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 21:51 GMT+7 (Asia/Jakarta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Santiago today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:43
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Dhuhr
- 12:01
- Asr
- 15:19
- Maghrib
- 18:05
- Isha
- 19:12
- Qibla direction
- 66.7° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Santiago — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Santiago sits in the America/Guayaquil time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 10m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 541 cities we cover in Ecuador.
Santiago's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 4,249 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,699 km off. Its position on the globe is 1.70° S, 79.00° 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 | 06:51 | −3h |
| Chicago | 08:51 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 11:51 | +2h |
| London | 14:51 | +5h |
| Paris | 15:51 | +6h |
| Moscow | 17:51 | +8h |
| Dubai | 18:51 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 20:21 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:51 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 22:51 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 23:51 | +14h |
| Sydney | 01:51 | +16h |
Best time to call Santiago
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Santiago local time:
Cities sharing Santiago's time zone
Other cities in Ecuador
- Quito09:51
- Guayaquil09:51
- Cuenca09:51
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados09:51
- Ambato09:51
- Portoviejo09:51
- Eloy Alfaro09:51
- Machala09:51
- Loja09:51
- Manta09:51
- Riobamba09:51
- Ibarra09:51
Distances from Santiago
| São Paulo | 4,249 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 4,923 km | N (351°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,708 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 9,389 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 9,519 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 11,793 km | NNE (32°) |
| Sydney | 13,451 km | SW (228°) |
| Dubai | 14,466 km | ENE (58°) |
| Tokyo | 14,524 km | NW (318°) |
| Mumbai | 16,396 km | NE (56°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,316 km | NNW (329°) |
| Singapore | 19,699 km | W (263°) |
Cities near Santiago
- San Lorenzo3 km · 09:51
- San Miguel de Bolívar5 km · 09:51
- Asunción6 km · 09:51
- San Simón7 km · 09:51
- Magdalena9 km · 09:51
- Santa Fé10 km · 09:51
- Guaranda12 km · 09:51
- Guanujo16 km · 09:51
FAQ
What time is it in Santiago right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Santiago (Ecuador), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Santiago in?
Santiago runs on the America/Guayaquil IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does Santiago observe daylight saving time?
Santiago does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Santiago today?
Santiago sees sunrise at 05:55 and sunset at 18:06 today, giving 12h 10m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Santiago tonight?
The moon phase over Santiago tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Santiago?
The antipode of Santiago — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 1.70° N, 101.00° E. It falls on land, near Sedinginan, Indonesia, about 16 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Santiago?
Santiago lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Santiago?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Santiago, clocks run about 0 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.