What time is it in Characay, Canar, Ecuador
The current local time in Characay, Canar, Ecuador — time zone America/Guayaquil (−5) — is shown right here.
Characay, Ecuador
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Guayaquil
Local time in Characay
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Characay, Canar.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:58 AM Solar noon 12:02 PM Sunset 6:07 PM Daylight 12 h 10 min Night 11 h 50 min Civil twilight 5:37 AM – 6:28 PM
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Characay and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 030202 El Tambo — 6.7 km away
- 030207 Zhud-Juncal — 7.3 km away
- 030206 Suscal — 9.4 km away
- 030201 Cañar — 9.6 km away
- 030204 Gualleturo-San Antonio-Chorocopte — 12.1 km away
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Canar
- La Troncal 36 353
- Azogues 34 877
- Canar 9 900
Same time zone — America/Guayaquil
Nearby places
- Hacienda San Guillermo — 6.4 km
- Canar — 6.4 km
- Jirincay — 7.6 km
- Molino Guayco — 7.6 km
- Hacienda San Rafael — 7.8 km
- Hacienda Isavieja — 7.9 km
About the time in Characay
Postal designations for Characay total 5.
Characay counts hours by America/Guayaquil, which stands at UTC−5. Whether daylight saving is kept: No.
Today Characay gets sunrise at 5:58 AM and sunset at 6:07 PM. That leaves 12 h 10 min of daylight.
Canar and Hacienda San Guillermo are close to Characay and observe the same time.
Questions and answers
- Where does Characay fall in terms of time zones?
- In terms of time zones, Characay falls within America/Guayaquil, with an offset of −5.
- Is the hour in Characay changed for daylight saving at any time of year?
- No.
- What time does the day end in Characay?
- The sun sets at 6:07 PM.