Right now, local time in Zaruma is 07:01 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Zaruma ranks #38812 worldwide by population and #84 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 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Day length
- 12h 14m
- Solar noon
- 12:03
- Daylight range
- 11h 54m (winter) – 12h 20m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 80% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Zaruma — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 3.6923° S, 79.6125° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- El Oro
- Country
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Population
- 12,505 · #38812 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Zaruma through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 3.69° N, 100.39° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Bagan Datoh, Malaysia, about 55 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 20:01 GMT+8 (Asia/Kuala_Lumpur)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Zaruma today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:44
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Dhuhr
- 12:03
- Asr
- 15:20
- Maghrib
- 18:09
- Isha
- 19:16
- Qibla direction
- 67.5° from north (ENE (68°))
Full prayer timetable for Zaruma — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Zaruma sits in the America/Guayaquil time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 14m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 541 cities we cover in Ecuador.
Zaruma's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 4,172 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,553 km off. Its position on the globe is 3.69° S, 79.61° 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 | 05:01 | −2h |
| Chicago | 07:01 | same time |
| São Paulo | 09:01 | +2h |
| London | 12:01 | +5h |
| Paris | 13:01 | +6h |
| Moscow | 15:01 | +8h |
| Dubai | 16:01 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 17:31 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:01 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 20:01 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 21:01 | +14h |
| Sydney | 23:01 | +16h |
Best time to call Zaruma
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Zaruma local time:
Cities sharing Zaruma's time zone
Other cities in Ecuador
- Quito07:01
- Guayaquil07:01
- Cuenca07:01
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados07:01
- Ambato07:01
- Portoviejo07:01
- Eloy Alfaro07:01
- Machala07:01
- Loja07:01
- Manta07:01
- Riobamba07:01
- Ibarra07:01
Distances from Zaruma
| São Paulo | 4,172 km | SE (125°) |
| Chicago | 5,132 km | N (352°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,829 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 9,606 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 9,732 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 12,017 km | NNE (32°) |
| Sydney | 13,252 km | SW (227°) |
| Dubai | 14,640 km | ENE (59°) |
| Tokyo | 14,640 km | NW (316°) |
| Mumbai | 16,574 km | ENE (58°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,466 km | NW (326°) |
| Singapore | 19,553 km | SW (236°) |
Cities near Zaruma
FAQ
What time is it in Zaruma right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Zaruma (Ecuador), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Zaruma in?
Zaruma runs on the America/Guayaquil IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
Does Zaruma observe daylight saving time?
Zaruma does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Zaruma today?
Zaruma sees sunrise at 05:56 and sunset at 18:10 today, giving 12h 14m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Zaruma tonight?
The moon phase over Zaruma tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 80.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Zaruma?
The antipode of Zaruma — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 3.69° N, 100.39° E. It falls on land, near Bagan Datoh, Malaysia, about 55 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Zaruma?
Zaruma lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Zaruma?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Zaruma, clocks run about 3 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.