Right now, local time in Brasília is 17:35 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Brasília ranks #194 worldwide by population and #7 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 4m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Day length
- 12h 36m
- Solar noon
- 11:56
- Daylight range
- 11h 11m (winter) – 13h 04m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Brasília — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 15.7797° S, 47.9297° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Federal District
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Population
- 2,207,718 · #194 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Brasília through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 15.78° N, 132.07° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is San Policarpo, Philippines, 813 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Brasília today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:23
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Dhuhr
- 11:57
- Asr
- 15:07
- Maghrib
- 18:14
- Isha
- 19:24
- Qibla direction
- 68.8° from north (ENE (69°))
Full prayer timetable for Brasília — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Brasília sits in the America/Sao_Paulo time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 36m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Brasília's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 875 km away; even Hong Kong lies some 18,000 km off. Its position on the globe is 15.78° S, 47.93° 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 Brasília
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Brasília local time:
Cities sharing Brasília's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo17:35
- Rio de Janeiro17:35
- Belo Horizonte17:35
- Salvador17:35
- Fortaleza17:35
- Manaus16:35
- Curitiba17:35
- Recife17:35
- Goiânia17:35
- Belém17:35
- Porto Alegre17:35
- Guarulhos17:35
Distances from Brasília
| São Paulo | 875 km | S (171°) |
| Chicago | 7,595 km | NNW (329°) |
| Paris | 8,726 km | NNE (31°) |
| London | 8,793 km | NNE (28°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,264 km | NW (308°) |
| Moscow | 11,179 km | NE (35°) |
| Dubai | 12,051 km | ENE (68°) |
| Mumbai | 13,751 km | ENE (77°) |
| Sydney | 14,134 km | SSW (200°) |
| Singapore | 16,527 km | ESE (115°) |
| Tokyo | 17,675 km | NNW (343°) |
| Hong Kong | 18,000 km | ENE (66°) |
Cities near Brasília
- Cruzeiro1 km · 17:35
- Sudoeste/Octagonal2 km · 17:35
- Setor de Indústria e Abastecimiento4 km · 17:35
- Plano Piloto5 km · 17:35
- Guará6 km · 17:35
- Setor Complementar de Indústria e Abastecimento6 km · 17:35
- Candangolândia8 km · 17:35
- Lago Sul9 km · 17:35
FAQ
What time is it in Brasília right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Brasília (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Brasília in?
Brasília runs on the America/Sao_Paulo IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Brasília observe daylight saving time?
Brasília does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Brasília today?
Brasília sees sunrise at 05:38 and sunset at 18:15 today, giving 12h 36m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Brasília tonight?
The moon phase over Brasília tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Brasília?
The antipode of Brasília — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 15.78° N, 132.07° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is San Policarpo, Philippines, roughly 813 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Brasília?
Brasília lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Brasília?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Brasília, clocks run about 4 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.