Peru
Time now in La Merced
Sunrise 06:16Sunset 06:08Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Lima
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
95
Sunrise
06:16
Sunset
06:08
Day length
11h 53m
Coordinates
-8.23, -77.32
Time difference from La Merced
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La Merced on the map
About the time in La Merced
Sunrise today lands at 06:16 and sunset at 06:08 local time, giving 11h 53m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (-8.23, -77.32) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in La Merced.
La Merced runs on America/Lima, which puts the city UTC −5 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
La Merced sits at latitude -8.23, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 11h 53m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in La Merced
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Lima, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Does La Merced change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. La Merced keeps UTC −5 throughout the year.
- Which time zone is La Merced in?
- La Merced uses America/Lima, currently UTC −5.
- What time is it in La Merced right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in La Merced, updating every second from America/Lima (UTC −5).
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