Right now, local time in Costa Rica is 11:58 (GMT-4, UTC-04:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Costa Rica ranks #37960 worldwide by population and #2691 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 37m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Day length
- 12h 60m
- Solar noon
- 11:23
- Daylight range
- 10h 41m (winter) – 13h 35m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Costa Rica — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 23.4167° S, 54.6500° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Mato Grosso do Sul
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Population
- 12,930 · #37960 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
- 23.42° N, 125.35° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Miyakojima, Japan, about 153 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 00:58 GMT+9 (Asia/Tokyo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Costa Rica today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:32
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Dhuhr
- 11:23
- Asr
- 14:47
- Maghrib
- 17:53
- Isha
- 19:08
- Qibla direction
- 71.7° from north (ENE (72°))
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 60m 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, 818 km away; even Hong Kong lies some 18,863 km off. Its position on the globe is 23.42° S, 54.65° 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 | 07:58 | −4h |
| Chicago | 09:58 | −2h |
| São Paulo | 12:58 | +1h |
| London | 15:58 | +4h |
| Paris | 16:58 | +5h |
| Moscow | 18:58 | +7h |
| Dubai | 19:58 | +8h |
| Mumbai | 21:28 | +9h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:58 | +12h |
| Hong Kong | 23:58 | +12h |
| Tokyo | 00:58 | +13h |
| Sydney | 02:58 | +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 Paulo12:58
- Rio de Janeiro12:58
- Belo Horizonte12:58
- Salvador12:58
- Fortaleza12:58
- Manaus11:58
- Brasília12:58
- Curitiba12:58
- Recife12:58
- Goiânia12:58
- Belém12:58
- Porto Alegre12:58
Distances from Costa Rica
| São Paulo | 818 km | E (93°) |
| Chicago | 8,014 km | NNW (335°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,269 km | NW (312°) |
| Paris | 9,819 km | NNE (34°) |
| London | 9,877 km | NNE (30°) |
| Moscow | 12,279 km | NE (37°) |
| Dubai | 13,001 km | ENE (72°) |
| Sydney | 13,083 km | SSW (204°) |
| Mumbai | 14,581 km | E (85°) |
| Singapore | 16,638 km | SE (133°) |
| Tokyo | 18,074 km | NW (318°) |
| Hong Kong | 18,863 km | E (94°) |
Cities near Costa Rica
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 17:53 today, giving 12h 60m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Costa Rica tonight?
The moon phase over Costa Rica tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.6% 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 23.42° N, 125.35° E. It falls on land, near Miyakojima, Japan, about 153 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 37 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.