Time in San Salvador, El Salvador
Sunday, 1 November 2026
What time is it in San Salvador? It is on Sunday, 1 November 2026.
Next public holiday in El Salvador: All Souls' Day, Monday, 2 November (tomorrow) · All holidays
San Salvador time zone
- Time zone
- Central Standard Time (CST)
- UTC offset
- UTC-6
- IANA time zone
- America/El_Salvador
- Week number
- 44
Daylight saving time in San Salvador
San Salvador does not observe daylight saving time. The time is UTC-6 all year round.
Sunrise and sunset in San Salvador today
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Solar noon
- 11:40
- Golden hour
- 05:37–06:20 and 17:00–17:42
- Day length
- 11 h 38 min (39 s shorter than yesterday)
- Twilight
- 05:29–05:51 and 17:29–17:51
- Next solar eclipse
- Partial solar eclipse, 26 January 202843% of the Sun covered, maximum at 07:38, at sunrise
Moon in San Salvador today
Last quarter
Illumination: 55%
- Moonrise
- 23:59
- Moonset
- 12:14
- Next full moon
- Tuesday, 24 November 2026, 08:53
- Next new moon
- Monday, 9 November 2026, 01:02
- Next lunar eclipse
- Partial lunar eclipse, 11 January 2028Maximum at 22:13
About San Salvador
San Salvador is the capital city of El Salvador. Clocks in San Salvador are set to CST (UTC-6). As of 2024, the population of San Salvador is 330,543.
- Coordinates
- 13°41′22″N 89°11′14″W
- Elevation
- 653 m
- Region
- San Salvador Department
- Country
- El Salvador
- Population
- 330,543 (2024)
Where is San Salvador
Places near San Salvador
- San Marcos 3 km
- Mejicanos 4 km
- Delgado 4 km
- Cuscatancingo 4 km
- Ayutuxtepeque 5 km
- Soyapango 6 km
- Antiguo Cuscatlán 8 km
- Santo Tomás 8 km
Time in other cities in El Salvador
Time difference from San Salvador
+ means the time there is ahead of San Salvador, − that it is behind.
- Los Angeles USA −2 hours
- Chicago USA same time
- Mexico City Mexico same time
- New York USA +1 hour
- Toronto Canada +1 hour
- São Paulo Brazil +3 hours
- London UK +6 hours
- Berlin Germany +7 hours
- Paris France +7 hours
- Cairo Egypt +8 hours
- Istanbul Turkey +9 hours
- Moscow Russia +9 hours
- Dubai UAE +10 hours
- Mumbai India +11.5 hours
- Beijing China +14 hours
- Hong Kong +14 hours
- Singapore +14 hours
- Seoul South Korea +15 hours
- Tokyo Japan +15 hours
- Sydney Australia +17 hours
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is San Salvador in?
San Salvador is in the CST time zone (America/El_Salvador), UTC-6.
Does San Salvador observe daylight saving time?
No. San Salvador stays on UTC-6 all year round.
What is the UTC offset in San Salvador?
The current UTC offset in San Salvador is UTC-6.
What is UTC?
UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) is the world's time standard. Every time zone is defined by its difference from UTC: UTC+2, for example, is 2 hours ahead of it, and UTC-5 is 5 hours behind. UTC does not change for daylight saving time and in practice matches Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). The time in San Salvador is currently UTC-6.
What time is sunrise in San Salvador today?
Today the sun rises in San Salvador at 05:51 and sets at 17:29.