Right now, local time in Caratinga is 16:11 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Caratinga ranks #6887 worldwide by population and #438 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 27m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:07
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Day length
- 12h 51m
- Solar noon
- 11:33
- Daylight range
- 10h 56m (winter) – 13h 20m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Caratinga — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 19.7897° S, 42.1392° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Minas Gerais
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Population
- 90,687 · #6887 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Caratinga through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 19.79° N, 137.86° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Ogasawara, Japan, 925 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Caratinga today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:49
- Sunrise
- 05:07
- Dhuhr
- 11:33
- Asr
- 14:50
- Maghrib
- 17:58
- Isha
- 19:11
- Qibla direction
- 67.2° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Caratinga — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Caratinga sits in the America/Sao_Paulo time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 51m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Caratinga's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 625 km away; even Tokyo lies some 18,238 km off. Its position on the globe is 19.79° S, 42.14° 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 | 11:11 | −5h |
| Chicago | 13:11 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 16:11 | same time |
| London | 19:11 | +3h |
| Paris | 20:11 | +4h |
| Moscow | 22:11 | +6h |
| Dubai | 23:11 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 00:41 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 03:11 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 03:11 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 04:11 | +12h |
| Sydney | 06:11 | +14h |
Best time to call Caratinga
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Caratinga local time:
Cities sharing Caratinga's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo16:11
- Rio de Janeiro16:11
- Belo Horizonte16:11
- Salvador16:11
- Fortaleza16:11
- Manaus15:11
- Brasília16:11
- Curitiba16:11
- Recife16:11
- Goiânia16:11
- Belém16:11
- Porto Alegre16:11
Distances from Caratinga
| São Paulo | 625 km | SW (227°) |
| Chicago | 8,298 km | NNW (327°) |
| Paris | 8,811 km | NNE (28°) |
| London | 8,918 km | NNE (25°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,022 km | NW (306°) |
| Moscow | 11,198 km | NE (34°) |
| Dubai | 11,648 km | ENE (68°) |
| Mumbai | 13,243 km | ENE (79°) |
| Sydney | 13,883 km | SSW (194°) |
| Singapore | 15,784 km | ESE (115°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,543 km | E (79°) |
| Tokyo | 18,238 km | N (355°) |
Cities near Caratinga
- Piedade de Caratinga7 km · 16:11
- Santa Rita de Minas9 km · 16:11
- Ubaporanga18 km · 16:11
- Bom Jesus do Galho19 km · 16:11
- Santa Bárbara do Leste21 km · 16:11
- Entre Folhas21 km · 16:11
- Inhapim27 km · 16:11
- Vargem Alegre26 km · 16:11
FAQ
What time is it in Caratinga right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Caratinga (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Caratinga in?
Caratinga runs on the America/Sao_Paulo IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Caratinga observe daylight saving time?
Caratinga does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Caratinga today?
Caratinga sees sunrise at 05:07 and sunset at 17:58 today, giving 12h 51m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Caratinga tonight?
The moon phase over Caratinga tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Caratinga?
The antipode of Caratinga — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 19.79° N, 137.86° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Ogasawara, Japan, roughly 925 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Caratinga?
Caratinga lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Caratinga?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Caratinga, clocks run about 27 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.