Right now, local time in Cândido Mendes is 18:02 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Cândido Mendes ranks #27584 worldwide by population and #1882 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 13m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Day length
- 12h 10m
- Solar noon
- 11:47
- Daylight range
- 12h 02m (winter) – 12h 12m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Cândido Mendes — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Cândido Mendes through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 1.45° N, 134.27° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Saukorem, Indonesia, about 257 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 06:02 GMT+9 (Asia/Jayapura)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Cândido Mendes today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:30
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Dhuhr
- 11:47
- Asr
- 15:06
- Maghrib
- 17:51
- Isha
- 18:59
- Qibla direction
- 68.4° from north (ENE (68°))
Full prayer timetable for Cândido Mendes — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Cândido Mendes sits in the America/Fortaleza time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 10m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Cândido Mendes's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 2,459 km away; even Hong Kong lies some 16,836 km off. Its position on the globe is 1.45° S, 45.73° 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 | 13:02 | −5h |
| Chicago | 15:02 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 18:02 | same time |
| London | 21:02 | +3h |
| Paris | 22:02 | +4h |
| Moscow | 00:02 | +6h |
| Dubai | 01:02 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 02:32 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 05:02 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 05:02 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 06:02 | +12h |
| Sydney | 08:02 | +14h |
Best time to call Cândido Mendes
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Cândido Mendes local time:
Cities sharing Cândido Mendes's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo18:02
- Rio de Janeiro18:02
- Belo Horizonte18:02
- Salvador18:02
- Fortaleza18:02
- Manaus17:02
- Brasília18:02
- Curitiba18:02
- Recife18:02
- Goiânia18:02
- Belém18:02
- Porto Alegre18:02
Distances from Cândido Mendes
| São Paulo | 2,459 km | S (182°) |
| Chicago | 6,396 km | NW (324°) |
| Paris | 7,244 km | NNE (33°) |
| London | 7,278 km | NNE (29°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,498 km | NW (306°) |
| Moscow | 9,726 km | NE (34°) |
| Dubai | 11,185 km | ENE (65°) |
| Mumbai | 13,056 km | ENE (69°) |
| Sydney | 15,706 km | SSW (203°) |
| Tokyo | 16,167 km | N (352°) |
| Singapore | 16,630 km | E (90°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,836 km | NE (42°) |
Cities near Cândido Mendes
- Godofredo Viana6 km · 18:02
- Luís Domingues23 km · 18:02
- Amapá do Maranhão40 km · 18:02
- Carutapera43 km · 18:02
- Turiaçu46 km · 18:02
- Viseu54 km · 18:02
- Junco do Maranhão61 km · 18:02
- Maracaçumé70 km · 18:02
FAQ
What time is it in Cândido Mendes right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Cândido Mendes (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Cândido Mendes in?
Cândido Mendes runs on the America/Fortaleza IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Cândido Mendes observe daylight saving time?
Cândido Mendes does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Cândido Mendes today?
Cândido Mendes sees sunrise at 05:42 and sunset at 17:52 today, giving 12h 10m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Cândido Mendes tonight?
The moon phase over Cândido Mendes tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Cândido Mendes?
The antipode of Cândido Mendes — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 1.45° N, 134.27° E. It falls on land, near Saukorem, Indonesia, about 257 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Cândido Mendes?
Cândido Mendes lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Cândido Mendes?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Cândido Mendes, clocks run about 13 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.