Right now, local time in Natal is 17:33 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Natal ranks #649 worldwide by population and #18 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 55m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Day length
- 12h 17m
- Solar noon
- 11:05
- Daylight range
- 11h 47m (winter) – 12h 27m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Natal — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 5.7950° S, 35.2094° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Rio Grande do Norte
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Population
- 896,708 · #649 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Natal through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 5.79° N, 144.79° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Ifalik, Micronesia, about 166 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 06:33 GMT+10 (Pacific/Chuuk)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Natal today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:45
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Dhuhr
- 11:06
- Asr
- 14:19
- Maghrib
- 17:13
- Isha
- 18:21
- Qibla direction
- 66.7° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Natal — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Natal sits in the America/Fortaleza time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 17m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Natal's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 2,322 km away; even Tokyo lies some 16,650 km off. Its position on the globe is 5.79° S, 35.21° 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 | 13:33 | −4h |
| Chicago | 15:33 | −2h |
| São Paulo | 17:33 | same time |
| London | 20:33 | +3h |
| Paris | 21:33 | +4h |
| Moscow | 23:33 | +6h |
| Dubai | 00:33 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 02:03 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:33 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 04:33 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 05:33 | +12h |
| Sydney | 07:33 | +14h |
Best time to call Natal
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Natal local time:
Cities sharing Natal's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo17:33
- Rio de Janeiro17:33
- Belo Horizonte17:33
- Salvador17:33
- Fortaleza17:33
- Manaus16:33
- Brasília17:33
- Curitiba17:33
- Recife17:33
- Goiânia17:33
- Belém17:33
- Porto Alegre17:33
Distances from Natal
| São Paulo | 2,322 km | SSW (211°) |
| Paris | 7,085 km | NNE (27°) |
| London | 7,192 km | NNE (23°) |
| Chicago | 7,494 km | NW (320°) |
| Moscow | 9,486 km | NNE (33°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,730 km | NW (305°) |
| Dubai | 10,333 km | ENE (65°) |
| Mumbai | 12,114 km | ENE (72°) |
| Singapore | 15,443 km | E (95°) |
| Sydney | 15,553 km | S (188°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,250 km | ENE (58°) |
| Tokyo | 16,650 km | N (8°) |
Cities near Natal
- São Gonçalo do Amarante13 km · 17:33
- Parnamirim15 km · 17:33
- Extremoz15 km · 17:33
- Macaíba17 km · 17:33
- Ceará-Mirim30 km · 17:33
- São José de Mipibu31 km · 17:33
- Maxaranguape31 km · 17:33
- Nísia Floresta33 km · 17:33
FAQ
What time is it in Natal right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Natal (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Natal in?
Natal runs on the America/Fortaleza IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Natal observe daylight saving time?
Natal does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Natal today?
Natal sees sunrise at 04:57 and sunset at 17:14 today, giving 12h 17m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Natal tonight?
The moon phase over Natal tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Natal?
The antipode of Natal — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 5.79° N, 144.79° E. It falls on land, near Ifalik, Micronesia, about 166 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Natal?
Natal lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Natal?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Natal, clocks run about 55 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.