Right now, local time in Esperança is 21:46 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Esperança ranks #18808 worldwide by population and #1237 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 52m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Day length
- 12h 22m
- Solar noon
- 11:08
- Daylight range
- 11h 43m (winter) – 12h 32m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Esperança — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Esperança through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 7.03° N, 144.14° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Ifalik, Micronesia, about 41 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 10:46 GMT+10 (Pacific/Chuuk)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Esperança today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:44
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Dhuhr
- 11:08
- Asr
- 14:23
- Maghrib
- 17:18
- Isha
- 18:26
- Qibla direction
- 66.6° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Esperança — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Esperança 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.
Esperança's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 2,167 km away; even Tokyo lies some 16,796 km off. Its position on the globe is 7.03° S, 35.86° 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 | 16:46 | −5h |
| Chicago | 18:46 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 21:46 | same time |
| London | 00:46 | +3h |
| Paris | 01:46 | +4h |
| Moscow | 03:46 | +6h |
| Dubai | 04:46 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 06:16 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 08:46 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 08:46 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 09:46 | +12h |
| Sydney | 11:46 | +14h |
Best time to call Esperança
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Esperança local time:
Cities sharing Esperança's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo21:46
- Rio de Janeiro21:46
- Belo Horizonte21:46
- Salvador21:46
- Fortaleza21:46
- Manaus20:46
- Brasília21:46
- Curitiba21:46
- Recife21:46
- Goiânia21:46
- Belém21:46
- Porto Alegre21:46
Distances from Esperança
| São Paulo | 2,167 km | SSW (211°) |
| Paris | 7,240 km | NNE (27°) |
| London | 7,347 km | NNE (23°) |
| Chicago | 7,555 km | NW (321°) |
| Moscow | 9,640 km | NNE (33°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,750 km | NW (305°) |
| Dubai | 10,456 km | ENE (65°) |
| Mumbai | 12,225 km | ENE (72°) |
| Sydney | 15,406 km | S (189°) |
| Singapore | 15,501 km | E (96°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,383 km | ENE (59°) |
| Tokyo | 16,796 km | N (7°) |
Cities near Esperança
- São Sebastião de Lagoa de Roça8 km · 21:46
- Areial8 km · 21:46
- Remígio10 km · 21:46
- Alagoa Nova12 km · 21:46
- Montadas13 km · 21:46
- Matinhas14 km · 21:46
- Lagoa Seca15 km · 21:46
- Puxinanã18 km · 21:46
FAQ
What time is it in Esperança right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Esperança (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Esperança in?
Esperança runs on the America/Fortaleza IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Esperança observe daylight saving time?
Esperança does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Esperança today?
Esperança sees sunrise at 04:57 and sunset at 17:19 today, giving 12h 22m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Esperança tonight?
The moon phase over Esperança tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Esperança?
The antipode of Esperança — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 7.03° N, 144.14° E. It falls on land, near Ifalik, Micronesia, about 41 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Esperança?
Esperança lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Esperança?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Esperança, clocks run about 52 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.