Right now, local time in Desterro is 16:13 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Desterro ranks #51714 worldwide by population and #3548 in Brazil.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Fortaleza GMT-3
- UTC offset
- UTC-03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 47m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:02
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Day length
- 12h 22m
- Solar noon
- 11:13
- Daylight range
- 11h 42m (winter) – 12h 33m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Desterro — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Desterro through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 7.29° N, 142.91° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Eauripik, Micronesia, about 69 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 05:13 GMT+10 (Pacific/Chuuk)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Desterro today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:49
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Dhuhr
- 11:13
- Asr
- 14:28
- Maghrib
- 17:23
- Isha
- 18:31
- Qibla direction
- 66.8° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Desterro — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Desterro sits in the America/Fortaleza time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 22m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Desterro's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 2,075 km away; even Tokyo lies some 16,840 km off. Its position on the globe is 7.29° S, 37.09° 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 | 11:13 | −5h |
| Chicago | 13:13 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 16:13 | same time |
| London | 19:13 | +3h |
| Paris | 20:13 | +4h |
| Moscow | 22:13 | +6h |
| Dubai | 23:13 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 00:43 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 03:13 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 03:13 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 04:13 | +12h |
| Sydney | 06:13 | +14h |
Best time to call Desterro
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Desterro local time:
Cities sharing Desterro's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo16:13
- Rio de Janeiro16:13
- Belo Horizonte16:13
- Salvador16:13
- Fortaleza16:13
- Manaus15:13
- Brasília16:13
- Curitiba16:13
- Recife16:13
- Goiânia16:13
- Belém16:13
- Porto Alegre16:13
Distances from Desterro
| São Paulo | 2,075 km | SSW (208°) |
| Paris | 7,327 km | NNE (27°) |
| London | 7,428 km | NNE (24°) |
| Chicago | 7,492 km | NW (321°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,654 km | NW (305°) |
| Moscow | 9,738 km | NNE (33°) |
| Dubai | 10,592 km | ENE (65°) |
| Mumbai | 12,363 km | ENE (72°) |
| Sydney | 15,355 km | S (190°) |
| Singapore | 15,634 km | E (97°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,514 km | ENE (58°) |
| Tokyo | 16,840 km | N (5°) |
Cities near Desterro
- Cacimbas10 km · 16:13
- Itapetim14 km · 16:13
- Passagem18 km · 16:13
- Livramento19 km · 16:13
- Cacimba de Areia19 km · 16:13
- Teixeira19 km · 16:13
- Brejinho22 km · 16:13
- Areia de Baraúnas25 km · 16:13
FAQ
What time is it in Desterro right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Desterro (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Desterro in?
Desterro runs on the America/Fortaleza IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Desterro observe daylight saving time?
Desterro does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Desterro today?
Desterro sees sunrise at 05:02 and sunset at 17:24 today, giving 12h 22m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Desterro tonight?
The moon phase over Desterro tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Desterro?
The antipode of Desterro — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 7.29° N, 142.91° E. It falls on land, near Eauripik, Micronesia, about 69 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Desterro?
Desterro lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Desterro?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Desterro, clocks run about 47 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.