Acajutla
Sonsonate Department, El Salvador
Sunday, 27th September 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-6
- Time zone
- America/El_SalvadorCST
- Sunrise
- 5:48 am
- Sunset
- 5:51 pm
- Daylight
- 12 hours 3 minutes45 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
Daylight saving in Acajutla
Clocks here do not change: this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Acajutla has stayed on CST (UTC-6) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Acajutla doing anything.
Acajutla time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 9am and 10:00 in El Salvador, 4pm to 4pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Acajutla and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 8:04 am | 08:04 | 1 hour behind |
| Mexico City CST | 9:04 am | 09:04 | the same time |
| Chicago CDT | 10:04 am | 10:04 | 1 hour ahead |
| New York City EDT | 11:04 am | 11:04 | 2 hours ahead |
| Toronto EDT | 11:04 am | 11:04 | 2 hours ahead |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 12:04 pm | 12:04 | 3 hours ahead |
| London BST | 4:04 pm | 16:04 | 7 hours ahead |
| Paris CEST | 5:04 pm | 17:04 | 8 hours ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 5:04 pm | 17:04 | 8 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 5:04 pm | 17:04 | 8 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 6:04 pm | 18:04 | 9 hours ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 6:04 pm | 18:04 | 9 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 7:04 pm | 19:04 | 10 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 8:34 pm | 20:34 | 11 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 11:04 pm | 23:04 | 14 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 12:04 am Mon | 00:04 | 15 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 1:04 am Mon | 01:04 | 16 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 4:04 am Mon | 04:04 | 19 hours ahead |
About Acajutla
- Population
- 22763
- Coordinates
- 13.593, -89.828
- Region
- Sonsonate Department, El Salvador
- IANA zone
- America/El_Salvador
- Solar noon
- 11:50 am
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations: not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Acajutla right now?
It is 9:04 am (09:04 on a 24-hour clock) on Sunday, 27th September 2026 in Acajutla. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Acajutla in?
Acajutla uses the America/El_Salvador time zone, currently CST (UTC-6). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column: abbreviations like CST are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Acajutla on daylight saving time right now?
No, and it never is. Acajutla stays on CST (UTC-6) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Acajutla today?
The sun rises at 5:48 am and sets at 5:51 pm today, giving 12 hours 3 minutes of daylight. That is 45 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Acajutla of Los Angeles?
Acajutla is 1 hour ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 9:04 am in Acajutla, it is 8:04 am in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Acajutla?
Acajutla is in Sonsonate Department, El Salvador, at 13.59° N, 89.83° W, with a population of about 22,763. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.