Right now, local time in Malta is 20:48 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Malta ranks #61657 worldwide by population and #4099 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 46m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Day length
- 12h 22m
- Solar noon
- 11:14
- Daylight range
- 11h 43m (winter) – 12h 31m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Malta — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Malta through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 6.90° N, 142.48° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Eauripik, Micronesia, about 66 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:48 GMT+10 (Pacific/Chuuk)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Malta today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:51
- Sunrise
- 05:03
- Dhuhr
- 11:15
- Asr
- 14:30
- Maghrib
- 17:25
- Isha
- 18:32
- Qibla direction
- 66.9° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Malta — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Malta sits in the America/Fortaleza time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 22m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Malta's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 2,091 km away; even Tokyo lies some 16,802 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.90° S, 37.52° 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 | 15:48 | −5h |
| Chicago | 17:48 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 20:48 | same time |
| London | 23:48 | +3h |
| Paris | 00:48 | +4h |
| Moscow | 02:48 | +6h |
| Dubai | 03:48 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 05:18 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 07:48 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 07:48 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 08:48 | +12h |
| Sydney | 10:48 | +14h |
Best time to call Malta
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Malta local time:
Cities sharing Malta's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo20:48
- Rio de Janeiro20:48
- Belo Horizonte20:48
- Salvador20:48
- Fortaleza20:48
- Manaus19:48
- Brasília20:48
- Curitiba20:48
- Recife20:48
- Goiânia20:48
- Belém20:48
- Porto Alegre20:48
Distances from Malta
| São Paulo | 2,091 km | SSW (207°) |
| Paris | 7,311 km | NNE (28°) |
| London | 7,408 km | NNE (24°) |
| Chicago | 7,429 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,591 km | NW (305°) |
| Moscow | 9,728 km | NNE (33°) |
| Dubai | 10,617 km | ENE (65°) |
| Mumbai | 12,395 km | ENE (72°) |
| Sydney | 15,389 km | S (191°) |
| Singapore | 15,686 km | E (96°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,531 km | ENE (58°) |
| Tokyo | 16,802 km | N (5°) |
Cities near Malta
- Condado9 km · 20:48
- Santa Teresinha17 km · 20:48
- Vista Serrana19 km · 20:48
- São José de Espinharas23 km · 20:48
- São Bentinho23 km · 20:48
- Catingueira26 km · 20:48
- Serra Negra do Norte30 km · 20:48
- Patos30 km · 20:48
FAQ
What time is it in Malta right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Malta (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Malta in?
Malta runs on the America/Fortaleza IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Malta observe daylight saving time?
Malta does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Malta today?
Malta sees sunrise at 05:04 and sunset at 17:25 today, giving 12h 22m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Malta tonight?
The moon phase over Malta tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Malta?
The antipode of Malta — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 6.90° N, 142.48° E. It falls on land, near Eauripik, Micronesia, about 66 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Malta?
Malta lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Malta?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Malta, clocks run about 46 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.