Right now, local time in Aracati is 21:10 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Aracati ranks #13769 worldwide by population and #858 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 45m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:07
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Day length
- 12h 17m
- Solar noon
- 11:15
- Daylight range
- 11h 51m (winter) – 12h 23m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Aracati — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Aracati through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 4.56° N, 142.23° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Eauripik, Micronesia, about 253 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 10:10 GMT+10 (Pacific/Chuuk)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Aracati today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:55
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Dhuhr
- 11:16
- Asr
- 14:33
- Maghrib
- 17:23
- Isha
- 18:30
- Qibla direction
- 67.3° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Aracati — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Aracati sits in the America/Fortaleza time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 17m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Aracati's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 2,315 km away; even Tokyo lies some 16,544 km off. Its position on the globe is 4.56° S, 37.77° 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 | 16:10 | −5h |
| Chicago | 18:10 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 21:10 | same time |
| London | 00:10 | +3h |
| Paris | 01:10 | +4h |
| Moscow | 03:10 | +6h |
| Dubai | 04:10 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 05:40 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 08:10 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 08:10 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 09:10 | +12h |
| Sydney | 11:10 | +14h |
Best time to call Aracati
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Aracati local time:
Cities sharing Aracati's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo21:10
- Rio de Janeiro21:10
- Belo Horizonte21:10
- Salvador21:10
- Fortaleza21:10
- Manaus20:10
- Brasília21:10
- Curitiba21:10
- Recife21:10
- Goiânia21:10
- Belém21:10
- Porto Alegre21:10
Distances from Aracati
| São Paulo | 2,315 km | SSW (203°) |
| Paris | 7,094 km | NNE (28°) |
| London | 7,183 km | NNE (25°) |
| Chicago | 7,208 km | NW (321°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,419 km | NW (305°) |
| Moscow | 9,525 km | NNE (33°) |
| Dubai | 10,532 km | ENE (65°) |
| Mumbai | 12,340 km | ENE (71°) |
| Sydney | 15,639 km | SSW (192°) |
| Singapore | 15,736 km | E (94°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,408 km | NE (54°) |
| Tokyo | 16,544 km | N (4°) |
Cities near Aracati
FAQ
What time is it in Aracati right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Aracati (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Aracati in?
Aracati runs on the America/Fortaleza IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Aracati observe daylight saving time?
Aracati does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Aracati today?
Aracati sees sunrise at 05:07 and sunset at 17:24 today, giving 12h 17m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Aracati tonight?
The moon phase over Aracati tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Aracati?
The antipode of Aracati — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 4.56° N, 142.23° E. It falls on land, near Eauripik, Micronesia, about 253 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Aracati?
Aracati lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Aracati?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Aracati, clocks run about 45 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.