Right now, local time in Belém is 17:31 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Belém ranks #330 worldwide by population and #11 in Brazil.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Belem GMT-3
- UTC offset
- UTC-03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 1m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Day length
- 12h 09m
- Solar noon
- 11:59
- Daylight range
- 12h 02m (winter) – 12h 12m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Belém — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Belém through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 1.46° N, 131.50° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Tobi Village, Palau, about 177 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 05:31 GMT+9 (Pacific/Palau)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Belém today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:43
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Dhuhr
- 11:59
- Asr
- 15:16
- Maghrib
- 18:03
- Isha
- 19:09
- Qibla direction
- 68.5° from north (ENE (69°))
Full prayer timetable for Belém — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Belém sits in the America/Belem time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 09m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Belém's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 2,465 km away; even Hong Kong lies some 17,033 km off. Its position on the globe is 1.46° S, 48.50° 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 | 13:31 | −4h |
| Chicago | 15:31 | −2h |
| São Paulo | 17:31 | same time |
| London | 20:31 | +3h |
| Paris | 21:31 | +4h |
| Moscow | 23:31 | +6h |
| Dubai | 00:31 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 02:01 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:31 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 04:31 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 05:31 | +12h |
| Sydney | 07:31 | +14h |
Best time to call Belém
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Belém local time:
Cities sharing Belém's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo17:31
- Rio de Janeiro17:31
- Belo Horizonte17:31
- Salvador17:31
- Fortaleza17:31
- Manaus16:31
- Brasília17:31
- Curitiba17:31
- Recife17:31
- Goiânia17:31
- Porto Alegre17:31
- Guarulhos17:31
Distances from Belém
| São Paulo | 2,465 km | S (175°) |
| Chicago | 6,217 km | NW (325°) |
| Paris | 7,413 km | NE (34°) |
| London | 7,432 km | NNE (30°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,248 km | NW (306°) |
| Moscow | 9,899 km | NE (34°) |
| Dubai | 11,464 km | ENE (64°) |
| Mumbai | 13,345 km | ENE (69°) |
| Sydney | 15,579 km | SSW (206°) |
| Tokyo | 16,116 km | NNW (348°) |
| Singapore | 16,939 km | E (90°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,033 km | NE (38°) |
Cities near Belém
- Barcarena15 km · 17:31
- Ananindeua18 km · 17:31
- Marituba21 km · 17:31
- Benevides31 km · 17:31
- Santa Bárbara do Pará35 km · 17:31
- Ponta de Pedras41 km · 17:31
- Santa Isabel do Pará42 km · 17:31
- Abaetetuba51 km · 17:31
FAQ
What time is it in Belém right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Belém (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Belém in?
Belém runs on the America/Belem IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Belém observe daylight saving time?
Belém does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Belém today?
Belém sees sunrise at 05:54 and sunset at 18:03 today, giving 12h 09m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Belém tonight?
The moon phase over Belém tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Belém?
The antipode of Belém — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 1.46° N, 131.50° E. It falls on land, near Tobi Village, Palau, about 177 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Belém?
Belém lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Belém?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Belém, clocks run about 1 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.