Sonsonate
Sonsonate Department, El Salvador
Thursday, 12th November 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-6
- Time zone
- America/El_SalvadorCST
- Sunrise
- 5:57 am
- Sunset
- 5:28 pm
- Daylight
- 11 hours 31 minutes34 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
Daylight saving in Sonsonate
Clocks here do not change: this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Sonsonate 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 Sonsonate doing anything.
Sonsonate time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 9am and 11:00 in El Salvador, 3pm to 4pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Sonsonate and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PST | 10:58 am | 10:58 | 2 hours behind |
| Chicago CST | 12:58 pm | 12:58 | the same time |
| Mexico City CST | 12:58 pm | 12:58 | the same time |
| New York City EST | 1:58 pm | 13:58 | 1 hour ahead |
| Toronto EST | 1:58 pm | 13:58 | 1 hour ahead |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 3:58 pm | 15:58 | 3 hours ahead |
| London GMT | 6:58 pm | 18:58 | 6 hours ahead |
| Paris CET | 7:58 pm | 19:58 | 7 hours ahead |
| Berlin CET | 7:58 pm | 19:58 | 7 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 8:58 pm | 20:58 | 8 hours ahead |
| Cairo EET | 8:58 pm | 20:58 | 8 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 9:58 pm | 21:58 | 9 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 10:58 pm | 22:58 | 10 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 12:28 am Fri | 00:28 | 11 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 2:58 am Fri | 02:58 | 14 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 3:58 am Fri | 03:58 | 15 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEDT | 5:58 am Fri | 05:58 | 17 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 7:58 am Fri | 07:58 | 19 hours ahead |
About Sonsonate
- Population
- 59468
- Coordinates
- 13.717, -89.723
- Region
- Sonsonate Department, El Salvador
- IANA zone
- America/El_Salvador
- Solar noon
- 11:43 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 Sonsonate right now?
It is 12:58 pm (12:58 on a 24-hour clock) on Thursday, 12th November 2026 in Sonsonate. 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 Sonsonate in?
Sonsonate 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 Sonsonate on daylight saving time right now?
No, and it never is. Sonsonate stays on CST (UTC-6) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sonsonate today?
The sun rises at 5:57 am and sets at 5:28 pm today, giving 11 hours 31 minutes of daylight. That is 34 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Sonsonate of Los Angeles?
Sonsonate is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 12:58 pm in Sonsonate, it is 10:58 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 Sonsonate?
Sonsonate is in Sonsonate Department, El Salvador, at 13.72° N, 89.72° W, with a population of about 59,468. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.