Time in Santa Elena

Ecuador Time (UTC-5, UTC-5)

Current local time: 00:14

Next DST change: No offset change in the next year.

Current local time in Santa Elena: · 11 Nov 2026

Santa Elena time zone

Time zone
UTC-5 · UTC-5standard time

No clock change is expected in the next year.

No clock changes this year.

Ecuador has 2 distinct time zone rule groups. Santa Elena uses Ecuador Time.

  • UTC-5 · UTC-5Pichincha, Guayas, Azuay, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Tungurahua Province and moreNo daylight saving time
  • UTC-6 · UTC-6Pacific/GalapagosNo daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Santa Elena

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with Santa Elena
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
London5 h aheadCompare Santa Elena and London
New YorkSame timeCompare Santa Elena and New York
Los Angeles-1 day3 h behindCompare Santa Elena and Los Angeles
Berlin6 h aheadCompare Santa Elena and Berlin
Dubai9 h aheadCompare Santa Elena and Dubai
New Delhi10 h 30 min aheadCompare Santa Elena and New Delhi
Singapore13 h aheadCompare Santa Elena and Singapore
Tokyo14 h aheadCompare Santa Elena and Tokyo
Sydney16 h aheadCompare Santa Elena and Sydney
Copenhagen6 h aheadCompare Santa Elena and Copenhagen

Sun in Santa Elena today

Daylight
06:0112h 13m18:13

12h 13m today - 0h 3m less than the longest day and 0h 13m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Santa Elena

City facts
Country
Ecuador
Region
Santa Elena
Population
42,214
Dialing code
Currency
USD · Dollar
Coordinates
-2.2265°, -80.8581°

Public holidays in Ecuador

Holidays
  1. Christmas Day

    Friday · in 44 days

    Nationallong weekend
  2. New Year’s Day

    Friday · in 51 days

    Nationallong weekend
  3. Carnival

    Monday · in 89 days

    Nationallong weekend
  4. Shrove Tuesday

    Tuesday · in 90 days

    National
  5. Maundy Thursday

    Thursday · in 134 days

    National

National holidays shown; a matching regional calendar is not available.

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Santa Elena in?
Santa Elena uses America/Guayaquil: UTC-5 (UTC-5).
02Does Santa Elena have daylight saving time?
No. This time zone does not observe daylight saving time this year.
03What is the time difference between Santa Elena and London?
Santa Elena is 5 h behind relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Santa Elena from New York?
A shared working-hours option: 16:00-17:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Santa Elena.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Santa Elena in?
Santa Elena is in Ecuador Time (UTC-5), America/Guayaquil. Standard time is UTC-5.
02Does Santa Elena use daylight saving time?
No. Santa Elena stays on UTC-5 all year.
03What is the time difference between Santa Elena and UTC?
Santa Elena is UTC-5 all year.