Ecuador
Current local time in Santa Elena
Santa Elena keeps time on the America/Guayaquil zone, currently UTC−5. The offset is fixed all year — there is no daylight saving to track here. The clock runs live in your browser; nothing about your location is sent anywhere.
Current local time
Santa Elena
11:35
Sat, Jul 25UTC−5
Santa Elena time zone at a glance
- IANA time zone
- America/Guayaquil
- Current UTC offset
- UTC−5
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Next clock change
- None in the next 14 months
- Country
- Ecuador
- Coordinates
- -2.23°, -80.86°
- Population
- 42,214
- Local date
- Sat, Jul 25, 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Santa Elena today
Computed from Santa Elena's latitude and longitude for the current local date. Times shift by a minute or two either side depending on elevation and the horizon you actually see.
- Sunrise
- 6:33 AM
- Sunset
- 6:26 PM
- Solar noon
- 12:30 PM
- Day length
- 11h 54m
- Civil dawn
- 6:07 AM
- Civil dusk
- 6:52 PM
- Golden hour ends
- 6:58 AM
- Golden hour begins
- 6:01 PM
Santa Elena time difference from major cities
| City | Local time now | Santa Elena is |
|---|---|---|
| Los AngelesUnited States | 09:35 PM | 2h ahead |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | 05:35 AM | 6h behind |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | 08:35 AM | 9h behind |
| TokyoJapan | 01:35 PM | 14h behind |
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Working with Santa Elena time
Scheduling across America/Guayaquil is where most calendar mistakes start — a meeting agreed in one zone drifts by an hour the moment either side changes its clocks. These tools each handle a piece of that problem.
Find a meeting timeSee which hours overlap between Santa Elena and everywhere else on your team.Convert a timeTranslate a specific moment into or out of America/Guayaquil.Track clock changesConfirm which of your other cities change while Santa Elena does not.Add to your boardKeep Santa Elena beside your other cities, ticking live.Business hours overlapWork out the window where Santa Elena offices and yours are both open.Send a calendar inviteExport an event with America/Guayaquil baked in, not guessed.
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Santa Elenatime — questions & answers
- What time is it in Santa Elena right now?
- Santa Elena is on America/Guayaquil, currently UTC−5. The clock at the top of this page shows the live local time and updates every second in your browser.
- What time zone is Santa Elena in?
- Santa Elena uses the IANA time zone America/Guayaquil, which is UTC−5 at the moment. The zone keeps a fixed offset all year and does not observe daylight saving time.
- Does Santa Elena observe daylight saving time?
- No. Santa Elena stays on UTC−5 all year, so the difference from zones that do observe daylight saving changes twice a year.
- What time do the sun rise and set in Santa Elena today?
- Today the sun rises at about 6:33 AM and sets at about 6:26 PM local time in Santa Elena, giving roughly 11h 54m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 12:30 PM.