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The Current Local Date and Time in El Escorial, Spain (ES)

Time Zone Europe/Madrid

06:55:09

Local Time Date and Timezone

Where is El Escorial? (Spain, ES)

El Escorial is a city located in Spain (ES).
Latitude 40.58254 Longitude -4.12846

El Escorial location on the Spain (ES) map

Information about El Escorial

City: El Escorial
Country: Spain (ES)
Latitude: 40.58254
Longitude: -4.12846
Time Zone: Europe/Madrid

Time zone and UTC offset ofEl Escorial

El Escorial, Spain is in the Europe/Madrid time zone, which is currently UTC+2. This time zone observes daylight saving time (currently in effect). The next clock change is on October 25, 2026.

Current time difference with other cities

El Escorial is 1 hour ahead of London
El Escorial is 6 hours ahead of New York
El Escorial is 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles
El Escorial is 2 hours behind Dubai
El Escorial is 7 hours behind Tokyo
El Escorial is 9 hours behind Sydney

Frequently asked questions about time inEl Escorial

What time zone is El Escorial in?

El Escorial, Spain is in the Europe/Madrid time zone (currently UTC+2).

Does El Escorial observe daylight saving time?

Yes, the clocks change during the year in this time zone.

What is the time difference between El Escorial and New York?

El Escorial is 6 hours ahead of New York (the difference can change when either place switches to or from daylight saving time).

What are the coordinates of El Escorial?

El Escorial is located at latitude 40.58254 and longitude -4.12846.

Sunrise, sunset and moon phase inEl Escorial today

Astronomical data for October 16, 2026 in El Escorial, calculated for the Europe/Madrid time zone. All times are local.

Sun

Sunrise: 08:29
Solar noon: 14:02
Sunset: 19:35
Length of day: 11 h 7 min

Moon

Moon phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 28%
Moon age: about 5.2 days
Moonrise: 14:23
Moonset: 23:07

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City of El Escorial

The Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Spanish: Monasterio y Sitio de El Escorial en Madrid), also called Monasterio de El Escorial (Spanish pronunciation: [el eskoˈɾjal]) or simply El Escorial, is a historical residence of the king of Spain located in the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, 2.06 kilometres (1.28 mi) up the valley (4.1 km [2.5 mi] road distance) from the town of El Escorial and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of the Spanish capital Madrid. Built between 1563 and 1584 by order of King Philip II (who reigned 1556–1598), El Escorial is the largest Renaissance building in the world. It is one of the Spanish royal sites and functions as a monastery, basilica, royal palace, pantheon, library, museum, university, school, and hospital. El Escorial consists of two architectural complexes of great historical and cultural significance: the royal monastery itself and La Granjilla de La Fresneda, a royal hunting lodge and monastic retreat about five kilometres (3.1 mi) away. These sites have a dual nature: during the 16th and 17th centuries, they were places in which the power of the Spanish monarchy and the ecclesiastical predominance of the Catholic religion in Spain found a common architectural manifestation. El Escorial was both a Spanish royal palace and a monastery. Established with a community of Hieronymite monks, it has become a monastery of the Order of Saint Augustine. It also contained a boarding school, now the Real Colegio de Alfonso XII, still in operation. Philip II engaged the Spanish architect Juan Bautista de Toledo to be his collaborator in the building of the complex at El Escorial. Toledo had spent the greater part of his career in Rome, where he had worked on St. Peter's Basilica, and in Naples serving the king's viceroy, whose recommendation brought him to the king's attention. Philip appointed him architect-royal in 1559, and, together, they designed El Escorial as a monument to Spain's role as a center of the Christian world. On 2 November 1984, UNESCO declared The Royal Seat of San Lorenzo of El Escorial a World Heritage Site. It is a popular tourist attraction, often visited by day-trippers from Madrid—more than 500,000 visitors come to El Escorial every year.
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