Right now, local time in Fortaleza is 17:35 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Fortaleza ranks #174 worldwide by population and #5 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 41m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Day length
- 12h 14m
- Solar noon
- 11:19
- Daylight range
- 11h 54m (winter) – 12h 20m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Fortaleza — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Fortaleza through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 3.72° N, 141.46° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Eauripik, Micronesia, about 374 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 06:35 GMT+10 (Pacific/Chuuk)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Fortaleza today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:00
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Dhuhr
- 11:19
- Asr
- 14:34
- Maghrib
- 17:25
- Isha
- 18:32
- Qibla direction
- 67.6° from north (ENE (68°))
Full prayer timetable for Fortaleza — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Fortaleza sits in the America/Fortaleza time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 14m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Fortaleza's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 2,370 km away; even Tokyo lies some 16,455 km off. Its position on the globe is 3.72° S, 38.54° 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 | 13:35 | −4h |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −2h |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | same time |
| London | 20:35 | +3h |
| Paris | 21:35 | +4h |
| Moscow | 23:35 | +6h |
| Dubai | 00:35 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:35 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | +12h |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +14h |
Best time to call Fortaleza
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Fortaleza local time:
Cities sharing Fortaleza's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo17:35
- Rio de Janeiro17:35
- Belo Horizonte17:35
- Salvador17:35
- Manaus16:35
- Brasília17:35
- Curitiba17:35
- Recife17:35
- Goiânia17:35
- Belém17:35
- Porto Alegre17:35
- Guarulhos17:35
Distances from Fortaleza
| São Paulo | 2,370 km | SSW (201°) |
| Paris | 7,052 km | NNE (29°) |
| Chicago | 7,081 km | NW (321°) |
| London | 7,134 km | NNE (25°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,295 km | NW (305°) |
| Moscow | 9,493 km | NNE (33°) |
| Dubai | 10,570 km | ENE (65°) |
| Mumbai | 12,391 km | ENE (71°) |
| Sydney | 15,712 km | SSW (193°) |
| Singapore | 15,826 km | E (93°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,421 km | NE (52°) |
| Tokyo | 16,455 km | N (3°) |
Cities near Fortaleza
FAQ
What time is it in Fortaleza right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Fortaleza (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Fortaleza in?
Fortaleza runs on the America/Fortaleza IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Fortaleza observe daylight saving time?
Fortaleza does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Fortaleza today?
Fortaleza sees sunrise at 05:12 and sunset at 17:26 today, giving 12h 14m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Fortaleza tonight?
The moon phase over Fortaleza tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Fortaleza?
The antipode of Fortaleza — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 3.72° N, 141.46° E. It falls on land, near Eauripik, Micronesia, about 374 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Fortaleza?
Fortaleza lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Fortaleza?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Fortaleza, clocks run about 41 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.