Right now, local time in Costa Rica is 18:39 (GMT-4, UTC-04:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Costa Rica ranks #22014 worldwide by population and #1454 in Brazil.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Campo_Grande GMT-4
- UTC offset
- UTC-04:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 43m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Day length
- 12h 48m
- Solar noon
- 11:17
- Daylight range
- 11h 01m (winter) – 13h 15m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Costa Rica — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 18.5439° S, 53.1292° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Mato Grosso do Sul
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Population
- 26,037 · #22014 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Costa Rica through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 18.54° N, 126.87° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Dicabisagan, Philippines, about 499 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 06:39 GMT+8 (Asia/Manila)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Costa Rica today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:35
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Dhuhr
- 11:17
- Asr
- 14:31
- Maghrib
- 17:40
- Isha
- 18:53
- Qibla direction
- 70.4° from north (ENE (70°))
Full prayer timetable for Costa Rica — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Costa Rica sits in the America/Campo_Grande time zone, UTC-04:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 48m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Costa Rica's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 874 km away; even Hong Kong lies some 18,627 km off. Its position on the globe is 18.54° S, 53.13° 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 | 14:39 | −4h |
| Chicago | 16:39 | −2h |
| São Paulo | 19:39 | +1h |
| London | 22:39 | +4h |
| Paris | 23:39 | +5h |
| Moscow | 01:39 | +7h |
| Dubai | 02:39 | +8h |
| Mumbai | 04:09 | +9h 30m |
| Singapore | 06:39 | +12h |
| Hong Kong | 06:39 | +12h |
| Tokyo | 07:39 | +13h |
| Sydney | 09:39 | +15h |
Best time to call Costa Rica
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Costa Rica local time:
Cities sharing Costa Rica's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo19:39
- Rio de Janeiro19:39
- Belo Horizonte19:39
- Salvador19:39
- Fortaleza19:39
- Manaus18:39
- Brasília19:39
- Curitiba19:39
- Recife19:39
- Goiânia19:39
- Belém19:39
- Porto Alegre19:39
Distances from Costa Rica
| São Paulo | 874 km | SE (131°) |
| Chicago | 7,597 km | NNW (333°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,032 km | NW (310°) |
| Paris | 9,280 km | NNE (33°) |
| London | 9,330 km | NNE (30°) |
| Moscow | 11,749 km | NE (36°) |
| Dubai | 12,676 km | ENE (70°) |
| Sydney | 13,642 km | SSW (204°) |
| Mumbai | 14,353 km | E (80°) |
| Singapore | 16,857 km | SE (125°) |
| Tokyo | 17,730 km | NNW (329°) |
| Hong Kong | 18,627 km | ENE (70°) |
Cities near Costa Rica
- Chapadão do Céu51 km · 19:39
- Paraíso das Águas54 km · 18:39
- Figueirão56 km · 18:39
- Chapadão do Sul60 km · 18:39
- Alcinópolis66 km · 18:39
- Alto Taquari80 km · 18:39
- Mineiros124 km · 19:39
- Serranópolis126 km · 19:39
FAQ
What time is it in Costa Rica right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Costa Rica (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Costa Rica in?
Costa Rica runs on the America/Campo_Grande IANA time zone (UTC-04:00), currently abbreviated GMT-4.
Does Costa Rica observe daylight saving time?
Costa Rica does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Costa Rica today?
Costa Rica sees sunrise at 04:53 and sunset at 17:41 today, giving 12h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Costa Rica tonight?
The moon phase over Costa Rica tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Costa Rica?
The antipode of Costa Rica — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 18.54° N, 126.87° E. It falls on land, near Dicabisagan, Philippines, about 499 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Costa Rica?
Costa Rica lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Costa Rica?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Costa Rica, clocks run about 43 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.