Current Time in Machala, Ecuador 🇪🇨
Lat/Long: 3.26° S, 79.96° W
Province: El Oro
Country: 🇪🇨 Ecuador
IANA Timezone: America/Guayaquil
Timezone: GMT-5
Daylight Saving Time: No ❌
Time now in other cities in Ecuador:
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Machala
Sunrise
in Machala
↑
6:25 AM
Sunset
in Machala
↓
6:21 PM
Day Length
11h 55m
Dawn
in Machala
6:02 AM
Dusk
in Machala
6:44 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Machala
Current Phase
Full Moon
Illumination
98.9%
Next Moonrise
↑
Tomorrow, 18:18
Next Moonset
↓
Tomorrow, 06:03
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FAQ — Time in Machala
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 18:42:40 in Machala, Ecuador. The clock at the top of this page updates live, second by second, synchronized with our server time. You can also check sunrise and sunset times for the same city.
Machala uses America/Guayaquil (-05) — UTC-05:00. The IANA time zone identifier is America/Guayaquil, the standard reference used by operating systems and time databases worldwide.
No, Machala does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The local time stays at America/Guayaquil (-05) — UTC-05:00 year-round.
Machala is currently -05:00 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the global time standard from which all other time zones are offset. To see the matching Unix timestamp or run add/subtract calculations against Machala's local time, use our time calculator.
Ecuador has chosen not to observe Daylight Saving Time. Many countries near the equator have little reason to shift clocks because daylight hours stay relatively constant year-round; others have abolished DST for policy reasons.