Right now, local time in Caracol is 14:05 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Caracol ranks #44185 worldwide by population and #3149 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 22m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Day length
- 12h 27m
- Solar noon
- 11:38
- Daylight range
- 11h 35m (winter) – 12h 40m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Caracol — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Caracol through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.28° N, 136.67° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Ngulu, Micronesia, about 128 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 03:05 GMT+10 (Pacific/Chuuk)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Caracol today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:11
- Sunrise
- 05:23
- Dhuhr
- 11:38
- Asr
- 14:51
- Maghrib
- 17:50
- Isha
- 18:59
- Qibla direction
- 67.7° from north (ENE (68°))
Full prayer timetable for Caracol — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Caracol sits in the America/Fortaleza time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 27m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Caracol's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 1,625 km away; even Hong Kong lies some 17,211 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.28° S, 43.33° 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 | 09:05 | −5h |
| Chicago | 11:05 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 14:05 | same time |
| London | 17:05 | +3h |
| Paris | 18:05 | +4h |
| Moscow | 20:05 | +6h |
| Dubai | 21:05 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 22:35 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:05 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 01:05 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 02:05 | +12h |
| Sydney | 04:05 | +14h |
Best time to call Caracol
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Caracol local time:
Cities sharing Caracol's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo14:05
- Rio de Janeiro14:05
- Belo Horizonte14:05
- Salvador14:05
- Fortaleza14:05
- Manaus13:05
- Brasília14:05
- Curitiba14:05
- Recife14:05
- Goiânia14:05
- Belém14:05
- Porto Alegre14:05
Distances from Caracol
| São Paulo | 1,625 km | SSW (192°) |
| Chicago | 7,258 km | NW (325°) |
| Paris | 7,850 km | NNE (30°) |
| London | 7,922 km | NNE (27°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,224 km | NW (306°) |
| Moscow | 10,300 km | NE (34°) |
| Dubai | 11,308 km | ENE (66°) |
| Mumbai | 13,084 km | ENE (73°) |
| Sydney | 14,977 km | SSW (197°) |
| Singapore | 16,276 km | ESE (102°) |
| Tokyo | 17,062 km | N (355°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,211 km | NE (56°) |
Cities near Caracol
- Jurema23 km · 14:05
- Anísio de Abreu33 km · 14:05
- Várzea Branca40 km · 14:05
- Guaribas42 km · 14:05
- São Braz do Piauí43 km · 14:05
- Campo Alegre de Lourdes44 km · 14:05
- Bonfim do Piauí51 km · 14:05
- Fartura do Piauí63 km · 14:05
FAQ
What time is it in Caracol right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Caracol (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Caracol in?
Caracol runs on the America/Fortaleza IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Caracol observe daylight saving time?
Caracol does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Caracol today?
Caracol sees sunrise at 05:24 and sunset at 17:51 today, giving 12h 27m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Caracol tonight?
The moon phase over Caracol tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Caracol?
The antipode of Caracol — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.28° N, 136.67° E. It falls on land, near Ngulu, Micronesia, about 128 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Caracol?
Caracol lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Caracol?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Caracol, clocks run about 22 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.