Right now, local time in Castro Alves is 15:35 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Castro Alves ranks #23089 worldwide by population and #1527 in Brazil.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Bahia GMT-3
- UTC offset
- UTC-03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 38m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Day length
- 12h 34m
- Solar noon
- 11:22
- Daylight range
- 11h 22m (winter) – 12h 53m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Castro Alves — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Castro Alves through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.77° N, 140.57° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Fais, Micronesia, about 334 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 04:35 GMT+10 (Pacific/Chuuk)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Castro Alves today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:50
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Dhuhr
- 11:22
- Asr
- 14:31
- Maghrib
- 17:39
- Isha
- 18:48
- Qibla direction
- 66.7° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Castro Alves — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Castro Alves sits in the America/Bahia time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 34m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Castro Alves's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 1,419 km away; even Tokyo lies some 17,464 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.77° S, 39.43° 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 | 10:35 | −5h |
| Chicago | 12:35 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 15:35 | same time |
| London | 18:35 | +3h |
| Paris | 19:35 | +4h |
| Moscow | 21:35 | +6h |
| Dubai | 22:35 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 00:05 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:35 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 02:35 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 03:35 | +12h |
| Sydney | 05:35 | +14h |
Best time to call Castro Alves
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Castro Alves local time:
Cities sharing Castro Alves's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo15:35
- Rio de Janeiro15:35
- Belo Horizonte15:35
- Salvador15:35
- Fortaleza15:35
- Manaus14:35
- Brasília15:35
- Curitiba15:35
- Recife15:35
- Goiânia15:35
- Belém15:35
- Porto Alegre15:35
Distances from Castro Alves
| São Paulo | 1,419 km | SSW (211°) |
| Chicago | 7,821 km | NW (324°) |
| Paris | 7,985 km | NNE (27°) |
| London | 8,088 km | NNE (24°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,797 km | NW (306°) |
| Moscow | 10,388 km | NNE (33°) |
| Dubai | 11,076 km | ENE (66°) |
| Mumbai | 12,781 km | ENE (75°) |
| Sydney | 14,709 km | SSW (192°) |
| Singapore | 15,773 km | ESE (104°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,027 km | ENE (66°) |
| Tokyo | 17,464 km | N (2°) |
Cities near Castro Alves
- Santa Terezinha10 km · 15:35
- Elísio Medrado23 km · 15:35
- Varzedo23 km · 15:35
- Muritiba26 km · 15:35
- Sapeaçu27 km · 15:35
- Conceição do Almeida28 km · 15:35
- Santo Antônio de Jesus29 km · 15:35
- Dom Macedo Costa30 km · 15:35
FAQ
What time is it in Castro Alves right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Castro Alves (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Castro Alves in?
Castro Alves runs on the America/Bahia IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Castro Alves observe daylight saving time?
Castro Alves does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Castro Alves today?
Castro Alves sees sunrise at 05:05 and sunset at 17:39 today, giving 12h 34m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Castro Alves tonight?
The moon phase over Castro Alves tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Castro Alves?
The antipode of Castro Alves — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.77° N, 140.57° E. It falls on land, near Fais, Micronesia, about 334 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Castro Alves?
Castro Alves lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Castro Alves?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Castro Alves, clocks run about 38 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.