Right now, local time in Maranhão is 13:48 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Maranhão ranks #83614 worldwide by population and #5026 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 9m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Day length
- 13h 00m
- Solar noon
- 11:51
- Daylight range
- 10h 41m (winter) – 13h 35m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Maranhão — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Maranhão through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 23.55° N, 133.44° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Minamidaito, Japan, about 338 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 01:48 GMT+9 (Asia/Tokyo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Maranhão today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:59
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Dhuhr
- 11:51
- Asr
- 15:15
- Maghrib
- 18:20
- Isha
- 19:36
- Qibla direction
- 68.9° from north (ENE (69°))
Full prayer timetable for Maranhão — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Maranhão sits in the America/Sao_Paulo time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 00m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Maranhão sits at 750 m above sea level. Maranhão's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 7 km away; even Tokyo lies some 18,537 km off. Its position on the globe is 23.55° S, 46.56° 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 | 08:48 | −5h |
| Chicago | 10:48 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 13:48 | same time |
| London | 16:48 | +3h |
| Paris | 17:48 | +4h |
| Moscow | 19:48 | +6h |
| Dubai | 20:48 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 22:18 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:48 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 00:48 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 01:48 | +12h |
| Sydney | 03:48 | +14h |
Best time to call Maranhão
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Maranhão local time:
Cities sharing Maranhão's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo13:48
- Rio de Janeiro13:48
- Belo Horizonte13:48
- Salvador13:48
- Fortaleza13:48
- Manaus12:48
- Brasília13:48
- Curitiba13:48
- Recife13:48
- Goiânia13:48
- Belém13:48
- Porto Alegre13:48
Distances from Maranhão
| São Paulo | 7 km | W (268°) |
| Chicago | 8,412 km | NNW (330°) |
| Paris | 9,398 km | NNE (30°) |
| London | 9,494 km | NNE (27°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,911 km | NW (308°) |
| Moscow | 11,802 km | NE (36°) |
| Dubai | 12,224 km | ENE (70°) |
| Sydney | 13,359 km | SSW (197°) |
| Mumbai | 13,763 km | E (82°) |
| Singapore | 15,981 km | ESE (123°) |
| Hong Kong | 18,039 km | E (90°) |
| Tokyo | 18,537 km | NNW (337°) |
Cities near Maranhão
- Tatuapé1 km · 13:48
- Agua Rasa2 km · 13:48
- Carrao3 km · 13:48
- Vila Formosa3 km · 13:48
- Belem3 km · 13:48
- Mooca4 km · 13:48
- Vila Maria4 km · 13:48
- Vila Prudente5 km · 13:48
FAQ
What time is it in Maranhão right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Maranhão (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Maranhão in?
Maranhão runs on the America/Sao_Paulo IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Maranhão observe daylight saving time?
Maranhão does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Maranhão today?
Maranhão sees sunrise at 05:20 and sunset at 18:21 today, giving 13h 00m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Maranhão tonight?
The moon phase over Maranhão tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Maranhão?
The antipode of Maranhão — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 23.55° N, 133.44° E. It falls on land, near Minamidaito, Japan, about 338 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Maranhão?
Maranhão sits at about 750 m above sea level, higher than roughly 92% of cities with a recorded elevation.
What is solar time in Maranhão?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Maranhão, clocks run about 9 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.