Quito to Santa Monica, CA: time difference
Santa Monica, CA is 2 h behind Quito. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Quito 20:30 8:30 PM Santa Monica, CA 18:30 6:30 PM You –:–
20:30 8:30 PM
Ecuador Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:56 · 🌙 18:03
18:30 6:30 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:02 · 🌙 18:17
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−2 h
Santa Monica, CA is 2 h behind Quito.
When you, Quito and Santa Monica, CA are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇪🇨 Quito
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇺🇸 Santa Monica, CA
22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇨 Quito | 🇺🇸 Santa Monica, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:30 | 18:30 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Ecuador Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Quito | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Guayaquil | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:56 | 07:02 |
| Sunset | 18:03 | 18:17 |
| Daylight | 12 h 7 min | 11 h 15 min |
| People on this clock | 2,671,191 | 89,736 |
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Quito and Santa Monica, CA: common questions
How far behind Quito is Santa Monica, CA?
Santa Monica is 2 hours behind Quito: UTC−7 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Santa Monica, CA, at the start of the working day in Quito?
The working day in Quito starts at 9:00 AM; in Santa Monica it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Santa Monica, CA, when it is 6:00 PM in Quito?
When it is 6:00 PM in Quito, it is 4:00 PM in Santa Monica.
When do working hours in Quito and in Santa Monica, CA, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Quito, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Santa Monica.
When is it still the previous day in Santa Monica, CA?
Until 2:00 AM in Quito it is still the previous day in Santa Monica. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Santa Monica it is already the next day in Quito.
Does the time difference between Quito and Santa Monica, CA, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Santa Monica. From November 1, 2026, Santa Monica will be 3 hours behind Quito.
