Right now, local time in Belo Horizonte is 17:35 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Belo Horizonte ranks #152 worldwide by population and #3 in Brazil.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Sao_Paulo GMT-3
- UTC offset
- UTC-03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 20m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Day length
- 12h 45m
- Solar noon
- 11:40
- Daylight range
- 10h 56m (winter) – 13h 20m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Belo Horizonte — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 19.9208° S, 43.9378° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- 888 m above sea level — higher than about 94% of cities with a recorded elevation
- Region
- Minas Gerais
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Population
- 2,721,564 · #152 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Belo Horizonte through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 19.92° N, 136.06° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Minamidaito, Japan, 822 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Belo Horizonte today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:00
- Sunrise
- 05:17
- Dhuhr
- 11:41
- Asr
- 15:00
- Maghrib
- 18:02
- Isha
- 19:15
- Qibla direction
- 67.8° from north (ENE (68°))
Full prayer timetable for Belo Horizonte — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Belo Horizonte sits in the America/Sao_Paulo time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 45m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Belo Horizonte sits at 888 m above sea level. Belo Horizonte's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 490 km away; even Tokyo lies some 18,226 km off. Its position on the globe is 19.92° S, 43.94° 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 | 13:35 | −4h |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −2h |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | same time |
| London | 20:35 | +3h |
| Paris | 21:35 | +4h |
| Moscow | 23:35 | +6h |
| Dubai | 00:35 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:35 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | +12h |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +14h |
Best time to call Belo Horizonte
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Belo Horizonte local time:
Cities sharing Belo Horizonte's time zone
Distances from Belo Horizonte
| São Paulo | 490 km | SW (214°) |
| Chicago | 8,208 km | NNW (328°) |
| Paris | 8,914 km | NNE (29°) |
| London | 9,012 km | NNE (26°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,880 km | NW (307°) |
| Moscow | 11,316 km | NE (35°) |
| Dubai | 11,828 km | ENE (68°) |
| Mumbai | 13,430 km | E (79°) |
| Sydney | 13,822 km | SSW (195°) |
| Singapore | 15,947 km | ESE (117°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,731 km | E (79°) |
| Tokyo | 18,226 km | N (349°) |
Cities near Belo Horizonte
- Nova Lima12 km · 17:35
- Contagem12 km · 17:35
- Sabará14 km · 17:35
- Raposos15 km · 17:35
- Ibirité17 km · 17:35
- Santa Luzia19 km · 17:35
- Ribeirão das Neves23 km · 17:35
- São José da Lapa25 km · 17:35
FAQ
What time is it in Belo Horizonte right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Belo Horizonte (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Belo Horizonte in?
Belo Horizonte runs on the America/Sao_Paulo IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Belo Horizonte observe daylight saving time?
Belo Horizonte does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Belo Horizonte today?
Belo Horizonte sees sunrise at 05:18 and sunset at 18:03 today, giving 12h 45m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Belo Horizonte tonight?
The moon phase over Belo Horizonte tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Belo Horizonte?
The antipode of Belo Horizonte — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 19.92° N, 136.06° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Minamidaito, Japan, roughly 822 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Belo Horizonte?
Belo Horizonte sits at about 888 m above sea level, higher than roughly 94% of cities with a recorded elevation.
What is solar time in Belo Horizonte?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Belo Horizonte, clocks run about 20 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.