Right now, local time in Macapá is 09:40 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Macapá ranks #1168 worldwide by population and #44 in Brazil.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Belem GMT-3
- UTC offset
- UTC-03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 9m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Day length
- 12h 07m
- Solar noon
- 12:09
- Daylight range
- 12h 07m (winter) – 12h 07m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Macapá — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Macapá through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 0.04° S, 128.93° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Petani, Indonesia, about 51 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 21:40 GMT+9 (Asia/Jayapura)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Macapá today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:53
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Dhuhr
- 12:09
- Asr
- 15:28
- Maghrib
- 18:11
- Isha
- 19:18
- Qibla direction
- 68.6° from north (ENE (69°))
Full prayer timetable for Macapá — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Macapá sits in the America/Belem time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 07m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Macapá's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 2,666 km away; even Singapore lies some 17,219 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.04° N, 51.07° 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 | 04:40 | −5h |
| Chicago | 06:40 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 09:40 | same time |
| London | 12:40 | +3h |
| Paris | 13:40 | +4h |
| Moscow | 15:40 | +6h |
| Dubai | 16:40 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 18:10 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:40 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 20:40 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 21:40 | +12h |
| Sydney | 23:40 | +14h |
Best time to call Macapá
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Macapá local time:
Cities sharing Macapá's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo09:40
- Rio de Janeiro09:40
- Belo Horizonte09:40
- Salvador09:40
- Fortaleza09:40
- Manaus08:40
- Brasília09:40
- Curitiba09:40
- Recife09:40
- Goiânia09:40
- Belém09:40
- Porto Alegre09:40
Distances from Macapá
| São Paulo | 2,666 km | S (170°) |
| Chicago | 5,920 km | NNW (326°) |
| London | 7,436 km | NNE (32°) |
| Paris | 7,437 km | NE (35°) |
| Los Angeles | 7,920 km | NW (306°) |
| Moscow | 9,922 km | NE (34°) |
| Dubai | 11,647 km | ENE (64°) |
| Mumbai | 13,547 km | ENE (67°) |
| Sydney | 15,594 km | SSW (209°) |
| Tokyo | 15,889 km | NNW (345°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,059 km | NNE (32°) |
| Singapore | 17,219 km | E (87°) |
Cities near Macapá
- Ressaca Pacoval2 km · 09:40
- Ressaca Nova Esperança2 km · 09:40
- Ressaca Beirol3 km · 09:40
- Ressaca do Muca4 km · 09:40
- Araxá4 km · 09:40
- Lago da Vaca6 km · 09:40
- Portuário do Igarapé da Fortaleza7 km · 09:40
- Santana15 km · 09:40
FAQ
What time is it in Macapá right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Macapá (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Macapá in?
Macapá runs on the America/Belem IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Macapá observe daylight saving time?
Macapá does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Macapá today?
Macapá sees sunrise at 06:05 and sunset at 18:12 today, giving 12h 07m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Macapá tonight?
The moon phase over Macapá tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 50.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Macapá?
The antipode of Macapá — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 0.04° S, 128.93° E. It falls on land, near Petani, Indonesia, about 51 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Macapá?
Macapá lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Macapá?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Macapá, clocks run about 9 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.