Time Now in Purral, Costa Rica 🇨🇷
Lat/Long: 9.96° N, 84.03° W
Elevation: 1,283 m above sea level
Population rank: #13 of 136 cities in Costa Rica by population
Province: Provincia de San José
Country: 🇨🇷 Costa Rica (North America)
IANA Timezone: America/Costa_Rica
Solar time: clocks run about 25m behind the sun
Timezone: CST
Daylight Saving Time: No ❌
Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in Costa Rica: CST
Purral sits in the America/Costa_Rica time zone, UTC−06:00. Purral does not observe daylight saving time, so this offset holds all year. Day and night are close to even today, with about 13 hours of daylight. So near the equator, its days and nights stay almost the same length all year. Purral lies high in the uplands, around 1283 m above sea level. The nearest big city, New York, is a distant 3559 km away. Purral is a significant city in Costa Rica, worth timing right for calls and travel.
The sun rises over Purral at 05:24 and sets at 18:00, giving 12h 36m of daylight today.
Time & Daylight in Purral
Daylight Hours in Purral
Purral gets 12h 36m of daylight today. Sunrise in Purral is at 05:24 and sunset in Purral is at 18:00.
Daylight ranges from about 11h 32m near the December solstice to 12h 42m near the June solstice.
Time Difference Between Purral and Major Cities
Live local time and the difference from Purral right now.
Other Cities in Costa Rica with Local Time
Cities Sharing Purral's Time Zone (UTC−06:00)
These major cities are at the same UTC offset as Purral.
Weather in Purral
Tools to Plan Meetings
Prayer Times in Purral
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 23 Jul ● | 04:06 | 05:24 | 11:42 | 15:04 | 18:00 | 19:30 |
| Fri, 24 Jul | 04:06 | 05:24 | 11:42 | 15:04 | 18:00 | 19:30 |
| Sat, 25 Jul | 04:07 | 05:24 | 11:42 | 15:04 | 18:00 | 19:30 |
| Sun, 26 Jul | 04:07 | 05:24 | 11:42 | 15:03 | 18:00 | 19:30 |
| Mon, 27 Jul | 04:07 | 05:25 | 11:42 | 15:03 | 18:00 | 19:30 |
| Tue, 28 Jul | 04:08 | 05:25 | 11:42 | 15:03 | 18:00 | 19:30 |
| Wed, 29 Jul | 04:08 | 05:25 | 11:42 | 15:02 | 17:59 | 19:29 |
14-day Forecast for Purral
Sunrise & Sunset Times for Purral
Sunrise
in Purral
↑
5:24 AM
Sunset
in Purral
↓
6:00 PM
Day Length
12h 36m
Dawn
in Purral
5:01 AM
Dusk
in Purral
6:23 PM
Moon Phases & Times for Purral
Current Phase
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination
72.4%
Next Moonrise
↑
Tomorrow, 14:15
Next Moonset
↓
Tomorrow, 01:06
Distances & Clock Changes in Purral
How Far Is Purral From Other Major Cities?
| City | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 3,559 km | NNE (14deg) |
| Los Angeles | 4,392 km | NW (313deg) |
| Sao Paulo | 5,515 km | SE (133deg) |
| London | 8,721 km | NE (39deg) |
| Paris | 8,912 km | NE (42deg) |
| Moscow | 10,953 km | NNE (29deg) |
| Tokyo | 13,181 km | NW (320deg) |
| Sydney | 13,815 km | SW (236deg) |
Purral's Antipode: The Opposite Side of the Earth
Dig straight through the Earth from Purral and you would surface in the open ocean, near 10.0deg S, 96.0deg E.
Frequently Asked Questions about Purral
What time is it in Purral right now?
The current local time in Purral is 14:11 on Thursday, July 23, 2026. Purral follows the America/Costa_Rica time zone.
What time zone is Purral in?
Purral runs on the America/Costa_Rica IANA time zone (UTC−06:00), the same zone used across the surrounding region, with the clocks shifting automatically whenever daylight saving is in force.
How many hours ahead or behind UTC is Purral?
Is Purral on daylight saving time right now?
No — Purral is not currently observing daylight saving time as of July 23, 2026.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Purral today?
Today in Purral: sunrise is at 05:24 and sunset is at 18:00, giving 12h 36m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Purral tonight?
Over Purral tonight the moon shows a Waxing Gibbous phase at 72.4% illumination.
What is solar time in Purral?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Purral, clocks run about 25m behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.