Right now, local time in Canoas is 17:55 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Canoas ranks #1841 worldwide by population and #84 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 9m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Day length
- 13h 13m
- Solar noon
- 12:09
- Daylight range
- 10h 13m (winter) – 14h 04m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 77% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Canoas — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 29.9178° S, 51.1836° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Rio Grande do Sul
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Population
- 328,291 · #1841 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Canoas through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 29.92° N, 128.82° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Kurio, Japan, about 160 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 05:55 GMT+9 (Asia/Tokyo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Canoas today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:06
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Dhuhr
- 12:09
- Asr
- 15:45
- Maghrib
- 18:45
- Isha
- 20:06
- Qibla direction
- 71.7° from north (ENE (72°))
Full prayer timetable for Canoas — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Canoas sits in the America/Sao_Paulo time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 13m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Canoas's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 840 km away; even Tokyo lies some 18,814 km off. Its position on the globe is 29.92° S, 51.18° 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 | 13:55 | −4h |
| Chicago | 15:55 | −2h |
| São Paulo | 17:55 | same time |
| London | 20:55 | +3h |
| Paris | 21:55 | +4h |
| Moscow | 23:55 | +6h |
| Dubai | 00:55 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 02:25 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:55 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 04:55 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 05:55 | +12h |
| Sydney | 07:55 | +14h |
Best time to call Canoas
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Canoas local time:
Cities sharing Canoas's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo17:55
- Rio de Janeiro17:55
- Belo Horizonte17:55
- Salvador17:55
- Fortaleza17:55
- Manaus16:55
- Brasília17:55
- Curitiba17:55
- Recife17:55
- Goiânia17:55
- Belém17:55
- Porto Alegre17:55
Distances from Canoas
| São Paulo | 840 km | NNE (34°) |
| Chicago | 8,815 km | NNW (333°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,003 km | NW (310°) |
| Paris | 10,241 km | NNE (32°) |
| London | 10,334 km | NNE (29°) |
| Sydney | 12,542 km | SSW (200°) |
| Moscow | 12,644 km | NE (38°) |
| Dubai | 12,876 km | ENE (74°) |
| Mumbai | 14,278 km | E (89°) |
| Singapore | 15,885 km | SE (136°) |
| Hong Kong | 18,329 km | ESE (117°) |
| Tokyo | 18,814 km | NW (305°) |
Cities near Canoas
- Esteio6 km · 17:55
- Cachoeirinha9 km · 17:55
- Sapucaia do Sul12 km · 17:55
- Nova Santa Rita12 km · 17:55
- Porto Alegre14 km · 17:55
- Alvorada14 km · 17:55
- Eldorado do Sul15 km · 17:55
- São Leopoldo18 km · 17:55
FAQ
What time is it in Canoas right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Canoas (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Canoas in?
Canoas runs on the America/Sao_Paulo IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Canoas observe daylight saving time?
Canoas does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Canoas today?
Canoas sees sunrise at 05:33 and sunset at 18:46 today, giving 13h 13m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Canoas tonight?
The moon phase over Canoas tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 76.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Canoas?
The antipode of Canoas — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 29.92° N, 128.82° E. It falls on land, near Kurio, Japan, about 160 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Canoas?
Canoas lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Canoas?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Canoas, clocks run about 9 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.