Right now, local time in Palmas is 14:03 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Palmas ranks #1966 worldwide by population and #93 in Brazil.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Araguaina GMT-3
- UTC offset
- UTC-03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 2m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Day length
- 12h 28m
- Solar noon
- 11:58
- Daylight range
- 11h 32m (winter) – 12h 43m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 59% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Palmas — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Palmas through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 10.17° N, 131.67° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Kayangel, Palau, about 407 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 02:03 GMT+9 (Pacific/Palau)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Palmas today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:30
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Dhuhr
- 11:58
- Asr
- 15:09
- Maghrib
- 18:11
- Isha
- 19:20
- Qibla direction
- 68.6° from north (ENE (69°))
Full prayer timetable for Palmas — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Palmas sits in the America/Araguaina time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 28m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Palmas's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 1,499 km away; even Hong Kong lies some 17,713 km off. Its position on the globe is 10.17° S, 48.33° 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 | 09:03 | −5h |
| Chicago | 11:03 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 14:03 | same time |
| London | 17:03 | +3h |
| Paris | 18:03 | +4h |
| Moscow | 20:03 | +6h |
| Dubai | 21:03 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 22:33 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:03 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 01:03 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 02:03 | +12h |
| Sydney | 04:03 | +14h |
Best time to call Palmas
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Palmas local time:
Cities sharing Palmas's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo14:03
- Rio de Janeiro14:03
- Belo Horizonte14:03
- Salvador14:03
- Fortaleza14:03
- Manaus13:03
- Brasília14:03
- Curitiba14:03
- Recife14:03
- Goiânia14:03
- Belém14:03
- Porto Alegre14:03
Distances from Palmas
| São Paulo | 1,499 km | S (173°) |
| Chicago | 7,039 km | NNW (328°) |
| Paris | 8,217 km | NNE (32°) |
| London | 8,265 km | NNE (29°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,846 km | NW (308°) |
| Moscow | 10,689 km | NE (34°) |
| Dubai | 11,849 km | ENE (66°) |
| Mumbai | 13,637 km | ENE (74°) |
| Sydney | 14,701 km | SSW (202°) |
| Singapore | 16,785 km | ESE (106°) |
| Tokyo | 17,064 km | NNW (345°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,713 km | NE (52°) |
Cities near Palmas
- Aparecida do Rio Negro46 km · 14:03
- Lajeado46 km · 14:03
- Barrolândia57 km · 14:03
- Santa Tereza do Tocantins58 km · 14:03
- Paraíso do Tocantins59 km · 14:03
- Porto Nacional61 km · 14:03
- Miracema do Tocantins67 km · 14:03
- Tocantínia67 km · 14:03
FAQ
What time is it in Palmas right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Palmas (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Palmas in?
Palmas runs on the America/Araguaina IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Palmas observe daylight saving time?
Palmas does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Palmas today?
Palmas sees sunrise at 05:44 and sunset at 18:12 today, giving 12h 28m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Palmas tonight?
The moon phase over Palmas tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 58.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Palmas?
The antipode of Palmas — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 10.17° N, 131.67° E. It falls on land, near Kayangel, Palau, about 407 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Palmas?
Palmas lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Palmas?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Palmas, clocks run about 2 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.