Right now, local time in Cortês is 17:55 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Cortês ranks #43656 worldwide by population and #3097 in Brazil.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Recife GMT-3
- UTC offset
- UTC-03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 54m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Day length
- 12h 25m
- Solar noon
- 11:06
- Daylight range
- 11h 38m (winter) – 12h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Cortês — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.4703° S, 35.5411° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Pernambuco
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Population
- 10,512 · #43656 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Cortês through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.47° N, 144.46° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Faraulep, Micronesia, about 14 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 06:55 GMT+10 (Pacific/Chuuk)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Cortês today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:41
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Dhuhr
- 11:07
- Asr
- 14:21
- Maghrib
- 17:18
- Isha
- 18:27
- Qibla direction
- 66.3° from north (ENE (66°))
Full prayer timetable for Cortês — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Cortês sits in the America/Recife time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 25m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Cortês's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 2,051 km away; even Tokyo lies some 16,950 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.47° S, 35.54° 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 | 12:55 | −5h |
| Chicago | 14:55 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 17:55 | same time |
| London | 20:55 | +3h |
| Paris | 21:55 | +4h |
| Moscow | 23:55 | +6h |
| Dubai | 00:55 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 02:25 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:55 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 04:55 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 05:55 | +12h |
| Sydney | 07:55 | +14h |
Best time to call Cortês
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Cortês local time:
Cities sharing Cortês's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo17:55
- Rio de Janeiro17:55
- Belo Horizonte17:55
- Salvador17:55
- Fortaleza17:55
- Manaus16:55
- Brasília17:55
- Curitiba17:55
- Recife17:55
- Goiânia17:55
- Belém17:55
- Porto Alegre17:55
Distances from Cortês
| São Paulo | 2,051 km | SW (214°) |
| Paris | 7,368 km | NNE (26°) |
| London | 7,480 km | NNE (23°) |
| Chicago | 7,701 km | NW (321°) |
| Moscow | 9,756 km | NNE (33°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,869 km | NW (305°) |
| Dubai | 10,492 km | ENE (65°) |
| Mumbai | 12,239 km | ENE (73°) |
| Sydney | 15,253 km | S (188°) |
| Singapore | 15,447 km | E (98°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,433 km | ENE (61°) |
| Tokyo | 16,950 km | N (8°) |
Cities near Cortês
- Amaraji14 km · 17:55
- Barra de Guabiraba15 km · 17:55
- Joaquim Nabuco17 km · 17:55
- Ribeirão19 km · 17:55
- Bonito21 km · 17:55
- Gameleira21 km · 17:55
- Sairé24 km · 17:55
- Palmares24 km · 17:55
FAQ
What time is it in Cortês right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Cortês (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Cortês in?
Cortês runs on the America/Recife IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Cortês observe daylight saving time?
Cortês does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Cortês today?
Cortês sees sunrise at 04:54 and sunset at 17:19 today, giving 12h 25m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Cortês tonight?
The moon phase over Cortês tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Cortês?
The antipode of Cortês — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.47° N, 144.46° E. It falls on land, near Faraulep, Micronesia, about 14 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Cortês?
Cortês lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Cortês?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Cortês, clocks run about 54 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.