Right now, local time in Castro is 16:13 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Castro ranks #8692 worldwide by population and #554 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 behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Day length
- 13h 03m
- Solar noon
- 12:04
- Daylight range
- 10h 36m (winter) – 13h 41m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Castro — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Castro through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 24.79° N, 129.99° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Zaisho, Japan, about 170 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 04:13 GMT+9 (Asia/Tokyo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Castro today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:10
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Dhuhr
- 12:05
- Asr
- 15:31
- Maghrib
- 18:36
- Isha
- 19:52
- Qibla direction
- 70.3° from north (ENE (70°))
Full prayer timetable for Castro — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Castro sits in the America/Sao_Paulo time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 03m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Castro's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 370 km away; even Tokyo lies some 18,488 km off. Its position on the globe is 24.79° S, 50.01° 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 | 11:13 | −5h |
| Chicago | 13:13 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 16:13 | same time |
| London | 19:13 | +3h |
| Paris | 20:13 | +4h |
| Moscow | 22:13 | +6h |
| Dubai | 23:13 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 00:43 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 03:13 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 03:13 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 04:13 | +12h |
| Sydney | 06:13 | +14h |
Best time to call Castro
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Castro local time:
Cities sharing Castro's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo16:13
- Rio de Janeiro16:13
- Belo Horizonte16:13
- Salvador16:13
- Fortaleza16:13
- Manaus15:13
- Brasília16:13
- Curitiba16:13
- Recife16:13
- Goiânia16:13
- Belém16:13
- Porto Alegre16:13
Distances from Castro
| São Paulo | 370 km | ENE (69°) |
| Chicago | 8,361 km | NNW (332°) |
| Paris | 9,695 km | NNE (31°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,726 km | NW (310°) |
| London | 9,779 km | NNE (28°) |
| Moscow | 12,120 km | NE (36°) |
| Dubai | 12,600 km | ENE (72°) |
| Sydney | 13,118 km | SSW (200°) |
| Mumbai | 14,127 km | E (84°) |
| Singapore | 16,183 km | SE (129°) |
| Hong Kong | 18,381 km | E (96°) |
| Tokyo | 18,488 km | NW (325°) |
Cities near Castro
- Carambeí21 km · 16:13
- Piraí do Sul30 km · 16:13
- Ponta Grossa37 km · 16:13
- Tibagi51 km · 16:13
- Ventania65 km · 16:13
- Ipiranga63 km · 16:13
- Jaguariaíva68 km · 16:13
- Doutor Ulysses65 km · 16:13
FAQ
What time is it in Castro right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Castro (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Castro in?
Castro runs on the America/Sao_Paulo IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Castro observe daylight saving time?
Castro does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Castro today?
Castro sees sunrise at 05:33 and sunset at 18:36 today, giving 13h 03m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Castro tonight?
The moon phase over Castro tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Castro?
The antipode of Castro — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 24.79° N, 129.99° E. It falls on land, near Zaisho, Japan, about 170 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Castro?
Castro lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Castro?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Castro, clocks run about 4 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.