Santa Monica, CA to Quito: time difference
Quito is 2 h ahead of Santa Monica, CA. 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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Santa Monica, CA 17:51 5:51 PM Quito 19:51 7:51 PM You –:–
17:51 5:51 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:02 · 🌙 18:17
19:51 7:51 PM
Ecuador Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:56 · 🌙 18:03
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+2 h
Quito is 2 h ahead of Santa Monica, CA.
When you, Santa Monica, CA and Quito are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇺🇸 Santa Monica, CA
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
🇪🇨 Quito
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Santa Monica, CA | 🇪🇨 Quito |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:51 | 19:51 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Ecuador Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Santa Monica, CA | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Los Angeles | America/Guayaquil |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:02 | 05:56 |
| Sunset | 18:17 | 18:03 |
| Daylight | 11 h 15 min | 12 h 7 min |
| People on this clock | 89,736 | 2,671,191 |
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Santa Monica, CA and Quito: common questions
How many hours ahead of Santa Monica, CA, is Quito?
The clocks in Quito are 2 hours ahead of those in Santa Monica (UTC−5 and UTC−7).
If it is 9:00 AM in Santa Monica, CA, what time is it in Quito?
At 9:00 AM in Santa Monica, clocks in Quito show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Quito when it is 6:00 PM in Santa Monica, CA?
When it is 6:00 PM in Santa Monica, it is 8:00 PM in Quito.
When is a good time to call Quito from Santa Monica, CA?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Santa Monica – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Quito – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Quito?
From 10:00 PM in Santa Monica, CA, it is already the next day in Quito. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Quito it is still the previous day in Santa Monica.
Is the time difference between Santa Monica, CA, and Quito the same all year?
No. Only Santa Monica switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Quito will be 3 hours ahead of Santa Monica.
