Right now, local time in Belém is 21:28 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Belém ranks #30230 worldwide by population and #2097 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 54m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Day length
- 12h 21m
- Solar noon
- 11:06
- Daylight range
- 11h 44m (winter) – 12h 31m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% 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
- 6.69° N, 144.47° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Ifalik, Micronesia, about 62 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 10:28 GMT+10 (Pacific/Chuuk)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Belém today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:43
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Dhuhr
- 11:07
- Asr
- 14:22
- Maghrib
- 17:16
- Isha
- 18:24
- Qibla direction
- 66.6° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Belém — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Belém sits in the America/Fortaleza time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 21m 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, 2,218 km away; even Tokyo lies some 16,754 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.69° S, 35.53° 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 | 16:28 | −5h |
| Chicago | 18:28 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 21:28 | same time |
| London | 00:28 | +3h |
| Paris | 01:28 | +4h |
| Moscow | 03:28 | +6h |
| Dubai | 04:28 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 05:58 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 08:28 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 08:28 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 09:28 | +12h |
| Sydney | 11:28 | +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 Paulo21:28
- Rio de Janeiro21:28
- Belo Horizonte21:28
- Salvador21:28
- Fortaleza21:28
- Manaus20:28
- Brasília21:28
- Curitiba21:28
- Recife21:28
- Goiânia21:28
- Belém21:28
- Porto Alegre21:28
Distances from Belém
| São Paulo | 2,218 km | SSW (211°) |
| Paris | 7,190 km | NNE (27°) |
| London | 7,298 km | NNE (23°) |
| Chicago | 7,548 km | NW (321°) |
| Moscow | 9,589 km | NNE (33°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,758 km | NW (305°) |
| Dubai | 10,408 km | ENE (65°) |
| Mumbai | 12,179 km | ENE (72°) |
| Sydney | 15,449 km | S (189°) |
| Singapore | 15,470 km | E (96°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,333 km | ENE (59°) |
| Tokyo | 16,754 km | N (8°) |
Cities near Belém
- Serra da Raiz10 km · 21:28
- Pirpirituba11 km · 21:28
- Caiçara11 km · 21:28
- Sertãozinho12 km · 21:28
- Bananeiras13 km · 21:28
- Duas Estradas13 km · 21:28
- Logradouro13 km · 21:28
- Borborema13 km · 21:28
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 45.
What time zone is Belém in?
Belém runs on the America/Fortaleza 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 04:56 and sunset at 17:17 today, giving 12h 21m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Belém tonight?
The moon phase over Belém tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Belém?
The antipode of Belém — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 6.69° N, 144.47° E. It falls on land, near Ifalik, Micronesia, about 62 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 54 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.