Right now, local time in Contagem is 17:34 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Contagem ranks #939 worldwide by population and #33 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 19m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Day length
- 12h 45m
- Solar noon
- 11:41
- Daylight range
- 10h 55m (winter) – 13h 20m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Contagem — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 19.9317° S, 44.0536° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Minas Gerais
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Population
- 627,123 · #939 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Contagem through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 19.93° N, 135.95° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Minamidaito, Japan, 814 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Contagem today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:01
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Dhuhr
- 11:41
- Asr
- 15:00
- Maghrib
- 18:03
- Isha
- 19:15
- Qibla direction
- 67.8° from north (ENE (68°))
Full prayer timetable for Contagem — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Contagem sits in the America/Sao_Paulo time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 45m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Contagem's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 482 km away; even Tokyo lies some 18,225 km off. Its position on the globe is 19.93° S, 44.05° 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 | 13:34 | −4h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −2h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | same time |
| London | 20:34 | +3h |
| Paris | 21:34 | +4h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | +6h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +12h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +14h |
Best time to call Contagem
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Contagem local time:
Cities sharing Contagem's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo17:34
- Rio de Janeiro17:34
- Belo Horizonte17:34
- Salvador17:34
- Fortaleza17:34
- Manaus16:34
- Brasília17:34
- Curitiba17:34
- Recife17:34
- Goiânia17:34
- Belém17:34
- Porto Alegre17:34
Distances from Contagem
| São Paulo | 482 km | SSW (213°) |
| Chicago | 8,203 km | NNW (328°) |
| Paris | 8,921 km | NNE (29°) |
| London | 9,019 km | NNE (26°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,871 km | NW (307°) |
| Moscow | 11,324 km | NE (35°) |
| Dubai | 11,840 km | ENE (69°) |
| Mumbai | 13,442 km | E (79°) |
| Sydney | 13,818 km | SSW (195°) |
| Singapore | 15,958 km | ESE (117°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,743 km | E (79°) |
| Tokyo | 18,225 km | N (349°) |
Cities near Contagem
- Ibirité10 km · 17:34
- Belo Horizonte12 km · 17:34
- Sarzedo15 km · 17:34
- Betim16 km · 17:34
- Ribeirão das Neves19 km · 17:34
- Mário Campos20 km · 17:34
- Nova Lima22 km · 17:34
- São José da Lapa28 km · 17:34
FAQ
What time is it in Contagem right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Contagem (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Contagem in?
Contagem runs on the America/Sao_Paulo IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Contagem observe daylight saving time?
Contagem does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Contagem today?
Contagem sees sunrise at 05:18 and sunset at 18:03 today, giving 12h 45m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Contagem tonight?
The moon phase over Contagem tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Contagem?
The antipode of Contagem — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 19.93° N, 135.95° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Minamidaito, Japan, roughly 814 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Contagem?
Contagem lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Contagem?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Contagem, clocks run about 19 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.