Time in Loja

Loja is in Ecuador, with about 274,000 inhabitants, and uses the America/Guayaquil time zone, currently UTC−05:00. Loja is 1 hour behind New York.

Loja does not observe daylight saving time: it stays at UTC−05:00 all year.

Today, Thursday, October 22, 2026, the sun rises at 05:54 AM and sets at 06:07 PM: 12 h 13 min of daylight. Coordinates: -3.99, -79.20.

Upcoming public holidays in Ecuador

• Monday, November 2, 2026: All Souls' Day (in 11 days)
• Tuesday, November 3, 2026: Independence of Cuenca (in 12 days)
• Friday, December 25, 2026: Christmas Day (in 64 days)
• Friday, January 1, 2027: New Year's Day (in 71 days)
• Monday, February 8, 2027: Carnival (in 109 days)

Other cities on the same time

Quito, Guayaquil, Cuenca, Santo Domingo, Ambato, Portoviejo, Machala, Manta, Riobamba.