Ecuador
Time now in Manta
Sunrise 06:23Sunset 06:28Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Guayaquil
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
264,281
Sunrise
06:23
Sunset
06:28
Day length
12h 05m
Coordinates
-0.95, -80.73
Time difference from Manta
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Manta right now.
Manta on the map
About the time in Manta
Clocks in Manta stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC −5 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Ecuador.
Manta runs on America/Guayaquil, 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.
Around 264,281 people live in Manta, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Manta
- What time is it in Manta right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Manta, updating every second from America/Guayaquil (UTC −5).
- When do the sun rise and set in Manta today?
- Sunrise is at 06:23 and sunset at 06:28, giving 12h 05m of daylight.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Manta?
- Manta is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Which time zone is Manta in?
- Manta uses America/Guayaquil, currently UTC −5.
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