Right now, local time in Zapotal is 16:23 (CST, UTC-06:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Zapotal ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #121 in Costa Rica.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Costa_Rica CST
- UTC offset
- UTC-06:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 34m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Day length
- 11h 46m
- Solar noon
- 11:26
- Daylight range
- 11h 32m (winter) – 12h 42m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Zapotal — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 10.0000° N, 85.3000° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Guanacaste Province
- Country
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Zapotal through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 10.00° S, 94.70° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is West Island, Cocos Islands, about 333 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 04:53 GMT+6:30 (Indian/Cocos)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Zapotal today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:20
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Dhuhr
- 11:26
- Asr
- 14:46
- Maghrib
- 17:17
- Isha
- 18:25
- Qibla direction
- 59.3° from north (ENE (59°))
Full prayer timetable for Zapotal — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Zapotal sits in the America/Costa_Rica time zone, UTC-06:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 46m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 130 cities we cover in Costa Rica.
Zapotal's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 3,552 km away; even Singapore lies some 18,399 km off. Its position on the globe is 10.00° N, 85.30° 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 | 14:23 | −2h |
| Chicago | 16:23 | same time |
| São Paulo | 19:23 | +3h |
| London | 22:23 | +6h |
| Paris | 23:23 | +7h |
| Moscow | 01:23 | +9h |
| Dubai | 02:23 | +10h |
| Mumbai | 03:53 | +11h 30m |
| Singapore | 06:23 | +14h |
| Hong Kong | 06:23 | +14h |
| Tokyo | 07:23 | +15h |
| Sydney | 09:23 | +17h |
Best time to call Zapotal
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Zapotal local time:
Cities sharing Zapotal's time zone
Other cities in Costa Rica
- San José16:23
- Limón16:23
- San Francisco16:23
- Alajuela16:23
- Liberia16:23
- Paraíso16:23
- Puntarenas16:23
- San Isidro16:23
- Curridabat16:23
- San Vicente16:23
- San Vicente de Moravia16:23
- San José16:23
Distances from Zapotal
| Chicago | 3,552 km | N (357°) |
| Los Angeles | 4,287 km | NW (314°) |
| São Paulo | 5,620 km | SE (132°) |
| London | 8,806 km | NE (39°) |
| Paris | 9,001 km | NE (42°) |
| Moscow | 11,016 km | NNE (29°) |
| Tokyo | 13,084 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 13,702 km | SW (236°) |
| Dubai | 14,221 km | NE (47°) |
| Hong Kong | 15,841 km | NNW (330°) |
| Mumbai | 15,997 km | NE (37°) |
| Singapore | 18,399 km | NW (321°) |
Cities near Zapotal
FAQ
What time is it in Zapotal right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Zapotal (Costa Rica), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Zapotal in?
Zapotal runs on the America/Costa_Rica IANA time zone (UTC-06:00), currently abbreviated CST.
Does Zapotal observe daylight saving time?
Zapotal does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Zapotal today?
Zapotal sees sunrise at 05:33 and sunset at 17:18 today, giving 11h 46m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Zapotal tonight?
The moon phase over Zapotal tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Zapotal?
The antipode of Zapotal — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 10.00° S, 94.70° E. It falls on land, near West Island, Cocos Islands, about 333 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Zapotal?
Zapotal lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Zapotal?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Zapotal, clocks run about 34 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.