Right now, local time in Valencia is 09:56 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Valencia ranks #28801 worldwide by population and #57 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 2m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Day length
- 12h 09m
- Solar noon
- 12:02
- Daylight range
- 12h 04m (winter) – 12h 11m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Valencia — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 0.9531° S, 79.3551° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Los Ríos
- Country
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Population
- 18,841 · #28801 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Valencia through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 0.95° N, 100.64° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Kota Tengah, Indonesia, about 18 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 21:56 GMT+7 (Asia/Jakarta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Valencia today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:45
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Dhuhr
- 12:02
- Asr
- 15:21
- Maghrib
- 18:05
- Isha
- 19:13
- Qibla direction
- 66.2° from north (ENE (66°))
Full prayer timetable for Valencia — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Valencia sits in the America/Guayaquil time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 09m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 541 cities we cover in Ecuador.
Valencia's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 4,331 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,659 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.95° S, 79.36° 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 | 06:56 | −3h |
| Chicago | 08:56 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 11:56 | +2h |
| London | 14:56 | +5h |
| Paris | 15:56 | +6h |
| Moscow | 17:56 | +8h |
| Dubai | 18:56 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 20:26 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:56 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 22:56 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 23:56 | +14h |
| Sydney | 01:56 | +16h |
Best time to call Valencia
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Valencia local time:
Cities sharing Valencia's time zone
Other cities in Ecuador
- Quito09:56
- Guayaquil09:56
- Cuenca09:56
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados09:56
- Ambato09:56
- Portoviejo09:56
- Eloy Alfaro09:56
- Machala09:56
- Loja09:56
- Manta09:56
- Riobamba09:56
- Ibarra09:56
Distances from Valencia
| São Paulo | 4,331 km | SE (128°) |
| Chicago | 4,835 km | N (351°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,620 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 9,348 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 9,482 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 11,742 km | NNE (31°) |
| Sydney | 13,477 km | SW (229°) |
| Tokyo | 14,436 km | NW (318°) |
| Dubai | 14,454 km | ENE (57°) |
| Mumbai | 16,381 km | NE (55°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,225 km | NNW (329°) |
| Singapore | 19,659 km | W (277°) |
Cities near Valencia
- La Esperanza8 km · 09:56
- La Maná14 km · 09:56
- Quevedo15 km · 09:56
- San Jacinto de Buena Fé16 km · 09:56
- San Carlos20 km · 09:56
- Guasaganda Centro27 km · 09:56
- Quinsaloma28 km · 09:56
- Moraspungo29 km · 09:56
FAQ
What time is it in Valencia right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Valencia (Ecuador), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Valencia in?
Valencia runs on the America/Guayaquil IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does Valencia observe daylight saving time?
Valencia does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Valencia today?
Valencia sees sunrise at 05:57 and sunset at 18:06 today, giving 12h 09m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Valencia tonight?
The moon phase over Valencia tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Valencia?
The antipode of Valencia — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 0.95° N, 100.64° E. It falls on land, near Kota Tengah, Indonesia, about 18 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Valencia?
Valencia lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Valencia?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Valencia, clocks run about 2 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.