Time in Santa Elena, El Salvador
Monday, 9 November 2026
What time is it in Santa Elena? It is on Monday, 9 November 2026.
Next public holiday in El Salvador: Christmas Day, Friday, 25 December (in 46 days) · All holidays
Santa Elena time zone
- Time zone
- Central Standard Time (CST)
- UTC offset
- UTC-6
- IANA time zone
- America/El_Salvador
- Week number
- 46
Daylight saving time in Santa Elena
Santa Elena does not observe daylight saving time. The time is UTC-6 all year round.
Sunrise and sunset in Santa Elena today
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Solar noon
- 11:37
- Golden hour
- 05:36–06:20 and 16:54–17:38
- Day length
- 11 h 33 min (35 s shorter than yesterday)
- Twilight
- 05:28–05:50 and 17:24–17:46
- Next solar eclipse
- Partial solar eclipse, 26 January 202844% of the Sun covered, maximum at 07:39, at sunrise
Moon in Santa Elena today
New moon
Illumination: 1%
- Moonrise
- 06:04
- Moonset
- 17:39
- Next full moon
- Tuesday, 24 November 2026, 08:53
- Next new moon
- Tuesday, 8 December 2026, 18:51
- Next lunar eclipse
- Partial lunar eclipse, 11 January 2028Maximum at 22:13
About Santa Elena
Santa Elena is a town in Usulutan, El Salvador. Local time in Santa Elena follows CST (UTC-6). San Salvador, the capital, is 90 km away. Santa Elena had a population of 16,051 in 2024.
- Coordinates
- 13°23′00″N 88°25′00″W
- Elevation
- 180 m
- Region
- Usulutan
- Country
- El Salvador
- Population
- 16,051 (2024)
- Distance to San Salvador
- 90 km
Where is Santa Elena
Best time to call Santa Elena
Working hours in Santa Elena are usually from 09:00 to 18:00, Monday to Friday.
Places near Santa Elena
- Usulután 5 km
- San Rafael Oriente 7 km
- El Tránsito 8 km
- Santiago de María 12 km
- Chinameca 15 km
- Jucuapa 15 km
- Berlín 18 km
- Nueva Guadalupe 18 km
Time in other cities in El Salvador
Time difference from Santa Elena
+ means the time there is ahead of Santa Elena, − 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 Santa Elena in?
Santa Elena is in the CST time zone (America/El_Salvador), UTC-6.
Does Santa Elena observe daylight saving time?
No. Santa Elena stays on UTC-6 all year round.
What is the UTC offset in Santa Elena?
The current UTC offset in Santa Elena 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 Santa Elena is currently UTC-6.
What time is sunrise in Santa Elena today?
Today the sun rises in Santa Elena at 05:50 and sets at 17:24.
How far is Santa Elena from San Salvador?
Santa Elena is 90 km from San Salvador in a straight line.