Right now, local time in Macaé is 17:54 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Macaé ranks #2294 worldwide by population and #120 in Brazil.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Sao_Paulo GMT-3
- UTC offset
- UTC-03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 29m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:03
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Day length
- 12h 57m
- Solar noon
- 11:31
- Daylight range
- 10h 46m (winter) – 13h 30m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Macaé — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 22.3848° S, 41.7832° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Rio de Janeiro
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Population
- 264,439 · #2294 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Macaé through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 22.38° N, 138.22° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Ogasawara, Japan, 661 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Macaé today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:43
- Sunrise
- 05:02
- Dhuhr
- 11:32
- Asr
- 14:54
- Maghrib
- 18:00
- Isha
- 19:14
- Qibla direction
- 67.1° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Macaé — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Macaé sits in the America/Sao_Paulo time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 57m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Macaé's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 513 km away; even Tokyo lies some 18,529 km off. Its position on the globe is 22.38° S, 41.78° 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 | 12:54 | −5h |
| Chicago | 14:54 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 17:54 | same time |
| London | 20:54 | +3h |
| Paris | 21:54 | +4h |
| Moscow | 23:54 | +6h |
| Dubai | 00:54 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 02:24 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:54 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 04:54 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 05:54 | +12h |
| Sydney | 07:54 | +14h |
Best time to call Macaé
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Macaé local time:
Cities sharing Macaé's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo17:54
- Rio de Janeiro17:54
- Belo Horizonte17:54
- Salvador17:54
- Fortaleza17:54
- Manaus16:54
- Brasília17:54
- Curitiba17:54
- Recife17:54
- Goiânia17:54
- Belém17:54
- Porto Alegre17:54
Distances from Macaé
| São Paulo | 513 km | WSW (254°) |
| Chicago | 8,560 km | NNW (327°) |
| Paris | 9,050 km | NNE (28°) |
| London | 9,165 km | NNE (25°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,223 km | NW (306°) |
| Moscow | 11,415 km | NE (35°) |
| Dubai | 11,720 km | ENE (69°) |
| Mumbai | 13,260 km | E (80°) |
| Sydney | 13,610 km | SSW (193°) |
| Singapore | 15,624 km | ESE (117°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,545 km | E (86°) |
| Tokyo | 18,529 km | N (355°) |
Cities near Macaé
- Rio das Ostras23 km · 17:54
- Carapebus25 km · 17:54
- Conceição de Macabu34 km · 17:54
- Armação dos Búzios42 km · 17:54
- Quissamã45 km · 17:54
- Trajano de Morais46 km · 17:54
- Casimiro de Abreu45 km · 17:54
- Santa Maria Madalena53 km · 17:54
FAQ
What time is it in Macaé right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Macaé (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Macaé in?
Macaé runs on the America/Sao_Paulo IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Macaé observe daylight saving time?
Macaé does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Macaé today?
Macaé sees sunrise at 05:03 and sunset at 18:00 today, giving 12h 57m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Macaé tonight?
The moon phase over Macaé tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Macaé?
The antipode of Macaé — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 22.38° N, 138.22° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Ogasawara, Japan, roughly 661 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Macaé?
Macaé lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Macaé?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Macaé, clocks run about 29 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.