Right now, local time in General Sampaio is 18:03 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
General Sampaio ranks #57911 worldwide by population and #3893 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 38m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Day length
- 12h 15m
- Solar noon
- 11:22
- Daylight range
- 11h 53m (winter) – 12h 21m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for General Sampaio — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from General Sampaio through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 4.05° N, 140.55° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Eauripik, Micronesia, about 402 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 07:03 GMT+10 (Pacific/Chuuk)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in General Sampaio today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:02
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Dhuhr
- 11:22
- Asr
- 14:40
- Maghrib
- 17:29
- Isha
- 18:37
- Qibla direction
- 67.6° from north (ENE (68°))
Full prayer timetable for General Sampaio — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
General Sampaio sits in the America/Fortaleza time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 15m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
General Sampaio's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 2,301 km away; even Hong Kong lies some 16,524 km off. Its position on the globe is 4.05° S, 39.45° 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 | 13:03 | −5h |
| Chicago | 15:03 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 18:03 | same time |
| London | 21:03 | +3h |
| Paris | 22:03 | +4h |
| Moscow | 00:03 | +6h |
| Dubai | 01:03 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 02:33 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 05:03 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 05:03 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 06:03 | +12h |
| Sydney | 08:03 | +14h |
Best time to call General Sampaio
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in General Sampaio local time:
Cities sharing General Sampaio's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo18:03
- Rio de Janeiro18:03
- Belo Horizonte18:03
- Salvador18:03
- Fortaleza18:03
- Manaus17:03
- Brasília18:03
- Curitiba18:03
- Recife18:03
- Goiânia18:03
- Belém18:03
- Porto Alegre18:03
Distances from General Sampaio
| São Paulo | 2,301 km | SSW (199°) |
| Chicago | 7,047 km | NW (322°) |
| Paris | 7,134 km | NNE (29°) |
| London | 7,211 km | NNE (26°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,234 km | NW (305°) |
| Moscow | 9,580 km | NNE (33°) |
| Dubai | 10,677 km | ENE (65°) |
| Mumbai | 12,498 km | ENE (71°) |
| Sydney | 15,652 km | SSW (194°) |
| Singapore | 15,925 km | E (93°) |
| Tokyo | 16,496 km | N (1°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,524 km | NE (52°) |
Cities near General Sampaio
FAQ
What time is it in General Sampaio right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in General Sampaio (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is General Sampaio in?
General Sampaio runs on the America/Fortaleza IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does General Sampaio observe daylight saving time?
General Sampaio does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in General Sampaio today?
General Sampaio sees sunrise at 05:14 and sunset at 17:30 today, giving 12h 15m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over General Sampaio tonight?
The moon phase over General Sampaio tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of General Sampaio?
The antipode of General Sampaio — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 4.05° N, 140.55° E. It falls on land, near Eauripik, Micronesia, about 402 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is General Sampaio?
General Sampaio lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in General Sampaio?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In General Sampaio, clocks run about 38 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.