Right now, local time in Maceió is 03:49 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Maceió ranks #540 worldwide by population and #14 in Brazil.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Maceio GMT-3
- UTC offset
- UTC-03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 53m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Day length
- 12h 27m
- Solar noon
- 11:07
- Daylight range
- 11h 34m (winter) – 12h 41m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 63% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Maceió — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Maceió through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.67° N, 144.26° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Faraulep, Micronesia, about 123 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 16:49 GMT+10 (Pacific/Chuuk)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Maceió today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:40
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Dhuhr
- 11:08
- Asr
- 14:20
- Maghrib
- 17:20
- Isha
- 18:29
- Qibla direction
- 66.1° from north (ENE (66°))
Full prayer timetable for Maceió — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Maceió sits in the America/Maceio time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 27m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Maceió's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 1,929 km away; even Tokyo lies some 17,085 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.67° S, 35.74° 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 | 23:49 | −4h |
| Chicago | 01:49 | −2h |
| São Paulo | 03:49 | same time |
| London | 06:49 | +3h |
| Paris | 07:49 | +4h |
| Moscow | 09:49 | +6h |
| Dubai | 10:49 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 12:19 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 14:49 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 14:49 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 15:49 | +12h |
| Sydney | 17:49 | +14h |
Best time to call Maceió
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Maceió local time:
Cities sharing Maceió's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo03:49
- Rio de Janeiro03:49
- Belo Horizonte03:49
- Salvador03:49
- Fortaleza03:49
- Manaus02:49
- Brasília03:49
- Curitiba03:49
- Recife03:49
- Goiânia03:49
- Belém03:49
- Porto Alegre03:49
Distances from Maceió
| São Paulo | 1,929 km | SW (216°) |
| Paris | 7,496 km | NNE (26°) |
| London | 7,611 km | NNE (23°) |
| Chicago | 7,792 km | NW (321°) |
| Moscow | 9,880 km | NNE (33°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,928 km | NW (305°) |
| Dubai | 10,567 km | ENE (65°) |
| Mumbai | 12,299 km | ENE (73°) |
| Sydney | 15,119 km | S (188°) |
| Singapore | 15,449 km | E (99°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,514 km | ENE (63°) |
| Tokyo | 17,085 km | N (8°) |
Cities near Maceió
- Coqueiro Seco8 km · 03:49
- Santa Luzia do Norte12 km · 03:49
- Satuba15 km · 03:49
- Marechal Deodoro18 km · 03:49
- Rio Largo25 km · 03:49
- Pilar25 km · 03:49
- Barra de São Miguel27 km · 03:49
- Paripueira30 km · 03:49
FAQ
What time is it in Maceió right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Maceió (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Maceió in?
Maceió runs on the America/Maceio IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Maceió observe daylight saving time?
Maceió does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Maceió today?
Maceió sees sunrise at 04:54 and sunset at 17:21 today, giving 12h 27m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Maceió tonight?
The moon phase over Maceió tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 63.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Maceió?
The antipode of Maceió — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.67° N, 144.26° E. It falls on land, near Faraulep, Micronesia, about 123 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Maceió?
Maceió lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Maceió?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Maceió, clocks run about 53 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.