Right now, local time in Alexandria is 20:30 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Alexandria ranks #36570 worldwide by population and #2613 in Brazil.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Fortaleza GMT-3
- UTC offset
- UTC-03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 44m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Day length
- 12h 20m
- Solar noon
- 11:16
- Daylight range
- 11h 45m (winter) – 12h 30m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Alexandria — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 6.4125° S, 38.0158° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Rio Grande do Norte
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Population
- 13,640 · #36570 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Alexandria through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 6.41° N, 141.98° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Eauripik, Micronesia, about 120 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:30 GMT+10 (Pacific/Chuuk)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Alexandria today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:53
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Dhuhr
- 11:17
- Asr
- 14:32
- Maghrib
- 17:26
- Isha
- 18:34
- Qibla direction
- 67.1° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Alexandria — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Alexandria sits in the America/Fortaleza time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 20m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Alexandria's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 2,117 km away; even Tokyo lies some 16,751 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.41° S, 38.02° W, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 15:30 | −5h |
| Chicago | 17:30 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 20:30 | same time |
| London | 23:30 | +3h |
| Paris | 00:30 | +4h |
| Moscow | 02:30 | +6h |
| Dubai | 03:30 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 05:00 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 07:30 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 07:30 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 08:30 | +12h |
| Sydney | 10:30 | +14h |
Best time to call Alexandria
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Alexandria local time:
Cities sharing Alexandria's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo20:30
- Rio de Janeiro20:30
- Belo Horizonte20:30
- Salvador20:30
- Fortaleza20:30
- Manaus19:30
- Brasília20:30
- Curitiba20:30
- Recife20:30
- Goiânia20:30
- Belém20:30
- Porto Alegre20:30
Distances from Alexandria
| São Paulo | 2,117 km | SSW (205°) |
| Paris | 7,288 km | NNE (28°) |
| Chicago | 7,352 km | NW (322°) |
| London | 7,381 km | NNE (25°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,515 km | NW (305°) |
| Moscow | 9,712 km | NNE (33°) |
| Dubai | 10,643 km | ENE (65°) |
| Mumbai | 12,430 km | ENE (72°) |
| Sydney | 15,432 km | SSW (192°) |
| Singapore | 15,746 km | E (96°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,547 km | ENE (56°) |
| Tokyo | 16,751 km | N (4°) |
Cities near Alexandria
- Bom Sucesso10 km · 20:30
- Santa Cruz14 km · 20:30
- Tenente Ananias19 km · 20:30
- Lagoa21 km · 20:30
- Marcelino Vieira21 km · 20:30
- Lastro21 km · 20:30
- Brejo dos Santos21 km · 20:30
- São Francisco25 km · 20:30
FAQ
What time is it in Alexandria right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Alexandria (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Alexandria in?
Alexandria runs on the America/Fortaleza IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Alexandria observe daylight saving time?
Alexandria does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Alexandria today?
Alexandria sees sunrise at 05:06 and sunset at 17:27 today, giving 12h 20m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Alexandria tonight?
The moon phase over Alexandria tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Alexandria?
The antipode of Alexandria — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 6.41° N, 141.98° E. It falls on land, near Eauripik, Micronesia, about 120 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Alexandria?
Alexandria lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Alexandria?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Alexandria, clocks run about 44 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.