Right now, local time in Maria Helena is 05:01 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Maria Helena ranks #62754 worldwide by population and #4160 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 17m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Day length
- 13h 00m
- Solar noon
- 12:17
- Daylight range
- 10h 41m (winter) – 13h 35m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 52% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Maria Helena — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Maria Helena through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 23.62° N, 126.80° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Miyakojima, Japan, about 199 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:01 GMT+9 (Asia/Tokyo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Maria Helena today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:26
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Dhuhr
- 12:17
- Asr
- 15:42
- Maghrib
- 18:47
- Isha
- 20:03
- Qibla direction
- 71.3° from north (ENE (71°))
Full prayer timetable for Maria Helena — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Maria Helena 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.
Maria Helena's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 670 km away; even Hong Kong lies some 18,715 km off. Its position on the globe is 23.62° S, 53.20° 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 | 00:01 | −5h |
| Chicago | 02:01 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 05:01 | same time |
| London | 08:01 | +3h |
| Paris | 09:01 | +4h |
| Moscow | 11:01 | +6h |
| Dubai | 12:01 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 13:31 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 16:01 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 16:01 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 17:01 | +12h |
| Sydney | 19:01 | +14h |
Best time to call Maria Helena
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Maria Helena local time:
Cities sharing Maria Helena's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo05:01
- Rio de Janeiro05:01
- Belo Horizonte05:01
- Salvador05:01
- Fortaleza05:01
- Manaus04:01
- Brasília05:01
- Curitiba05:01
- Recife05:01
- Goiânia05:01
- Belém05:01
- Porto Alegre05:01
Distances from Maria Helena
| São Paulo | 670 km | E (91°) |
| Chicago | 8,098 km | NNW (334°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,394 km | NW (311°) |
| Paris | 9,757 km | NNE (33°) |
| London | 9,823 km | NNE (30°) |
| Moscow | 12,208 km | NE (37°) |
| Dubai | 12,867 km | ENE (72°) |
| Sydney | 13,121 km | SSW (203°) |
| Mumbai | 14,436 km | E (84°) |
| Singapore | 16,514 km | SE (132°) |
| Tokyo | 18,187 km | NW (320°) |
| Hong Kong | 18,715 km | E (94°) |
Cities near Maria Helena
- Nova Olímpia20 km · 05:01
- Umuarama21 km · 05:01
- Cruzeiro do Oeste23 km · 05:01
- Douradina28 km · 05:01
- Ivaté28 km · 05:01
- Xambrê32 km · 05:01
- Tapira36 km · 05:01
- Perobal37 km · 05:01
FAQ
What time is it in Maria Helena right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Maria Helena (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Maria Helena in?
Maria Helena runs on the America/Sao_Paulo IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Maria Helena observe daylight saving time?
Maria Helena does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Maria Helena today?
Maria Helena sees sunrise at 05:47 and sunset at 18:47 today, giving 13h 00m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Maria Helena tonight?
The moon phase over Maria Helena tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 52.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Maria Helena?
The antipode of Maria Helena — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 23.62° N, 126.80° E. It falls on land, near Miyakojima, Japan, about 199 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Maria Helena?
Maria Helena lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Maria Helena?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Maria Helena, clocks run about 17 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.