Right now, local time in Matinhas is 20:33 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Matinhas ranks #72613 worldwide by population and #4592 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 53m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Day length
- 12h 21m
- Solar noon
- 11:07
- Daylight range
- 11h 42m (winter) – 12h 32m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 76% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Matinhas — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Matinhas through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 7.13° N, 144.23° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Ifalik, Micronesia, about 27 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:33 GMT+10 (Pacific/Chuuk)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Matinhas today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:44
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Dhuhr
- 11:08
- Asr
- 14:21
- Maghrib
- 17:17
- Isha
- 18:25
- Qibla direction
- 66.5° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Matinhas — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Matinhas sits in the America/Fortaleza time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 21m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Matinhas's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 2,164 km away; even Tokyo lies some 16,805 km off. Its position on the globe is 7.13° S, 35.77° 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 | 16:33 | −4h |
| Chicago | 18:33 | −2h |
| São Paulo | 20:33 | same time |
| London | 23:33 | +3h |
| Paris | 00:33 | +4h |
| Moscow | 02:33 | +6h |
| Dubai | 03:33 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 05:03 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 07:33 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 07:33 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 08:33 | +12h |
| Sydney | 10:33 | +14h |
Best time to call Matinhas
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Matinhas local time:
Cities sharing Matinhas's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo20:33
- Rio de Janeiro20:33
- Belo Horizonte20:33
- Salvador20:33
- Fortaleza20:33
- Manaus19:33
- Brasília20:33
- Curitiba20:33
- Recife20:33
- Goiânia20:33
- Belém20:33
- Porto Alegre20:33
Distances from Matinhas
| São Paulo | 2,164 km | SSW (211°) |
| Paris | 7,245 km | NNE (27°) |
| London | 7,352 km | NNE (23°) |
| Chicago | 7,569 km | NW (321°) |
| Moscow | 9,644 km | NNE (33°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,764 km | NW (305°) |
| Dubai | 10,452 km | ENE (65°) |
| Mumbai | 12,218 km | ENE (72°) |
| Sydney | 15,398 km | S (189°) |
| Singapore | 15,490 km | E (96°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,379 km | ENE (59°) |
| Tokyo | 16,805 km | N (8°) |
Cities near Matinhas
- Alagoa Nova6 km · 20:33
- Massaranduba9 km · 20:33
- Lagoa Seca11 km · 20:33
- São Sebastião de Lagoa de Roça11 km · 20:33
- Serra Redonda12 km · 20:33
- Esperança14 km · 20:33
- Campina Grande17 km · 20:33
- Riachão do Bacamarte18 km · 20:33
FAQ
What time is it in Matinhas right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Matinhas (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Matinhas in?
Matinhas runs on the America/Fortaleza IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Matinhas observe daylight saving time?
Matinhas does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Matinhas today?
Matinhas sees sunrise at 04:57 and sunset at 17:18 today, giving 12h 21m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Matinhas tonight?
The moon phase over Matinhas tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 75.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Matinhas?
The antipode of Matinhas — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 7.13° N, 144.23° E. It falls on land, near Ifalik, Micronesia, about 27 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Matinhas?
Matinhas lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Matinhas?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Matinhas, clocks run about 53 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.