Right now, local time in Nantes is 18:00 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Nantes ranks #96240 worldwide by population and #5391 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 behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Day length
- 12h 58m
- Solar noon
- 12:09
- Daylight range
- 10h 45m (winter) – 13h 31m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Nantes — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Nantes through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 22.62° N, 128.76° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Yaese, Japan, about 403 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 06:00 GMT+9 (Asia/Tokyo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Nantes today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:20
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Dhuhr
- 12:10
- Asr
- 15:32
- Maghrib
- 18:38
- Isha
- 19:53
- Qibla direction
- 70.5° from north (ENE (70°))
Full prayer timetable for Nantes — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Nantes sits in the America/Sao_Paulo time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 58m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Nantes's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 482 km away; even Hong Kong lies some 18,516 km off. Its position on the globe is 22.62° S, 51.24° 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 | 13:00 | −5h |
| Chicago | 15:00 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 18:00 | same time |
| London | 21:00 | +3h |
| Paris | 22:00 | +4h |
| Moscow | 00:00 | +6h |
| Dubai | 01:00 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 02:30 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 05:00 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 05:00 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 06:00 | +12h |
| Sydney | 08:00 | +14h |
Best time to call Nantes
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Nantes local time:
Cities sharing Nantes's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo18:00
- Rio de Janeiro18:00
- Belo Horizonte18:00
- Salvador18:00
- Fortaleza18:00
- Manaus17:00
- Brasília18:00
- Curitiba18:00
- Recife18:00
- Goiânia18:00
- Belém18:00
- Porto Alegre18:00
Distances from Nantes
| São Paulo | 482 km | ESE (103°) |
| Chicago | 8,090 km | NNW (332°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,475 km | NW (310°) |
| Paris | 9,556 km | NNE (32°) |
| London | 9,627 km | NNE (29°) |
| Moscow | 12,000 km | NE (36°) |
| Dubai | 12,641 km | ENE (71°) |
| Sydney | 13,299 km | SSW (201°) |
| Mumbai | 14,224 km | E (83°) |
| Singapore | 16,430 km | SE (128°) |
| Tokyo | 18,219 km | NNW (326°) |
| Hong Kong | 18,516 km | E (88°) |
Cities near Nantes
- Alvorada do Sul18 km · 18:00
- Iepê17 km · 18:00
- Porecatu21 km · 18:00
- Taciba26 km · 18:00
- Florestópolis31 km · 18:00
- Primeiro de Maio33 km · 18:00
- Narandiba38 km · 18:00
- Anhumas39 km · 18:00
FAQ
What time is it in Nantes right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Nantes (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Nantes in?
Nantes runs on the America/Sao_Paulo IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Nantes observe daylight saving time?
Nantes does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Nantes today?
Nantes sees sunrise at 05:40 and sunset at 18:38 today, giving 12h 58m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Nantes tonight?
The moon phase over Nantes tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Nantes?
The antipode of Nantes — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 22.62° N, 128.76° E. It falls on land, near Yaese, Japan, about 403 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Nantes?
Nantes lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Nantes?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Nantes, clocks run about 9 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.