Right now, local time in Santo Domingo is 14:04 (CST, UTC-06:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Santo Domingo ranks #62973 worldwide by population and #70 in Nicaragua.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Managua CST
- UTC offset
- UTC-06:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 35m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Day length
- 11h 41m
- Solar noon
- 11:25
- Daylight range
- 11h 24m (winter) – 12h 51m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Santo Domingo — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 12.2644° N, 85.0824° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Chontales Department
- Country
- 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
- Population
- 5,827 · #62973 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Santo Domingo through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.26° S, 94.92° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is West Island, Cocos Islands, about 207 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 02:34 GMT+6:30 (Indian/Cocos)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Santo Domingo today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:21
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Dhuhr
- 11:25
- Asr
- 14:44
- Maghrib
- 17:14
- Isha
- 18:22
- Qibla direction
- 58.4° from north (ENE (58°))
Full prayer timetable for Santo Domingo — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Santo Domingo sits in the America/Managua time zone, UTC-06:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 41m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 166 cities we cover in Nicaragua.
Santo Domingo's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 3,302 km away; even Singapore lies some 18,210 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.26° N, 85.08° 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 | 12:04 | −2h |
| Chicago | 14:04 | same time |
| São Paulo | 17:04 | +3h |
| London | 20:04 | +6h |
| Paris | 21:04 | +7h |
| Moscow | 23:04 | +9h |
| Dubai | 00:04 | +10h |
| Mumbai | 01:34 | +11h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:04 | +14h |
| Hong Kong | 04:04 | +14h |
| Tokyo | 05:04 | +15h |
| Sydney | 07:04 | +17h |
Best time to call Santo Domingo
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Santo Domingo local time:
Cities sharing Santo Domingo's time zone
Distances from Santo Domingo
| Chicago | 3,302 km | N (356°) |
| Los Angeles | 4,134 km | NW (311°) |
| São Paulo | 5,774 km | SE (134°) |
| London | 8,596 km | NE (39°) |
| Paris | 8,798 km | NE (42°) |
| Moscow | 10,783 km | NNE (28°) |
| Tokyo | 12,907 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 13,861 km | WSW (237°) |
| Dubai | 14,029 km | NE (46°) |
| Hong Kong | 15,634 km | NNW (331°) |
| Mumbai | 15,779 km | NE (35°) |
| Singapore | 18,210 km | NNW (326°) |
Cities near Santo Domingo
- La Libertad11 km · 14:04
- San Pedro de Lóvago15 km · 14:04
- Santo Tomás22 km · 14:04
- Villa Sandino26 km · 14:04
- Los Copeles26 km · 14:04
- San Francisco de Cuapa33 km · 14:04
- Acoyapa34 km · 14:04
- Juigalpa35 km · 14:04
FAQ
What time is it in Santo Domingo right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Santo Domingo (Nicaragua), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Santo Domingo in?
Santo Domingo runs on the America/Managua IANA time zone (UTC-06:00), currently abbreviated CST.
Does Santo Domingo observe daylight saving time?
Santo Domingo does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Santo Domingo today?
Santo Domingo sees sunrise at 05:34 and sunset at 17:15 today, giving 11h 41m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Santo Domingo tonight?
The moon phase over Santo Domingo tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Santo Domingo?
The antipode of Santo Domingo — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.26° S, 94.92° E. It falls on land, near West Island, Cocos Islands, about 207 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Santo Domingo?
Santo Domingo lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Santo Domingo?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Santo Domingo, clocks run about 35 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.