Right now, local time in Tarifa is 15:21 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Tarifa 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 3m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Day length
- 12h 11m
- Solar noon
- 12:03
- Daylight range
- 12h 00m (winter) – 12h 14m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Tarifa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 1.9789° S, 79.7545° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Guayas
- Country
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Tarifa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 1.98° N, 100.25° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Kota Pinang, Indonesia, about 20 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 03:21 GMT+7 (Asia/Jakarta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Tarifa today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:46
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Dhuhr
- 12:04
- Asr
- 15:22
- Maghrib
- 18:08
- Isha
- 19:15
- Qibla direction
- 66.7° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Tarifa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Tarifa sits in the America/Guayaquil time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 11m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 541 cities we cover in Ecuador.
Tarifa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 4,297 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,612 km off. Its position on the globe is 1.98° S, 79.75° 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 | 12:21 | −3h |
| Chicago | 14:21 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 17:21 | +2h |
| London | 20:21 | +5h |
| Paris | 21:21 | +6h |
| Moscow | 23:21 | +8h |
| Dubai | 00:21 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 01:51 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:21 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 04:21 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 05:21 | +14h |
| Sydney | 07:21 | +16h |
Best time to call Tarifa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Tarifa local time:
Cities sharing Tarifa's time zone
Other cities in Ecuador
- Quito15:21
- Guayaquil15:21
- Cuenca15:21
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados15:21
- Ambato15:21
- Portoviejo15:21
- Eloy Alfaro15:21
- Machala15:21
- Loja15:21
- Manta15:21
- Riobamba15:21
- Ibarra15:21
Distances from Tarifa
| São Paulo | 4,297 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 4,941 km | N (352°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,675 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 9,465 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 9,598 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 11,863 km | NNE (31°) |
| Sydney | 13,368 km | SW (228°) |
| Tokyo | 14,490 km | NW (317°) |
| Dubai | 14,553 km | ENE (58°) |
| Mumbai | 16,483 km | NE (56°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,299 km | NNW (327°) |
| Singapore | 19,612 km | W (260°) |
Cities near Tarifa
- Samborondón4 km · 15:21
- Palestina6 km · 15:21
- Yaguachi Nuevo15 km · 15:21
- Padre Juan Bautista Aguirre16 km · 15:21
- Tres Postes17 km · 15:21
- El Salitre18 km · 15:21
- La Puntilla21 km · 15:21
- Pimocha23 km · 15:21
FAQ
What time is it in Tarifa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Tarifa (Ecuador), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Tarifa in?
Tarifa runs on the America/Guayaquil IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does Tarifa observe daylight saving time?
Tarifa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Tarifa today?
Tarifa sees sunrise at 05:58 and sunset at 18:09 today, giving 12h 11m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Tarifa tonight?
The moon phase over Tarifa tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Tarifa?
The antipode of Tarifa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 1.98° N, 100.25° E. It falls on land, near Kota Pinang, Indonesia, about 20 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Tarifa?
Tarifa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Tarifa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Tarifa, clocks run about 3 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.