Right now, local time in Palmas is 14:27 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Palmas ranks #11965 worldwide by population and #746 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 12m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Day length
- 13h 08m
- Solar noon
- 12:12
- Daylight range
- 10h 29m (winter) – 13h 48m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% 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
- 26.48° N, 128.01° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Ginoza, Japan, about 3 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 02:27 GMT+9 (Asia/Tokyo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Palmas today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:15
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Dhuhr
- 12:13
- Asr
- 15:42
- Maghrib
- 18:46
- Isha
- 20:04
- Qibla direction
- 71.4° from north (ENE (71°))
Full prayer timetable for Palmas — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Palmas sits in the America/Sao_Paulo time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 08m 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, 631 km away; even Hong Kong lies some 18,540 km off. Its position on the globe is 26.48° S, 51.99° 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 | 09:27 | −5h |
| Chicago | 11:27 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 14:27 | same time |
| London | 17:27 | +3h |
| Paris | 18:27 | +4h |
| Moscow | 20:27 | +6h |
| Dubai | 21:27 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 22:57 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:27 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 01:27 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 02:27 | +12h |
| Sydney | 04:27 | +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 Paulo14:27
- Rio de Janeiro14:27
- Belo Horizonte14:27
- Salvador14:27
- Fortaleza14:27
- Manaus13:27
- Brasília14:27
- Curitiba14:27
- Recife14:27
- Goiânia14:27
- Belém14:27
- Porto Alegre14:27
Distances from Palmas
| São Paulo | 631 km | ENE (60°) |
| Chicago | 8,438 km | NNW (333°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,695 km | NW (311°) |
| Paris | 9,960 km | NNE (32°) |
| London | 10,040 km | NNE (29°) |
| Moscow | 12,390 km | NE (37°) |
| Dubai | 12,846 km | ENE (73°) |
| Sydney | 12,871 km | SSW (201°) |
| Mumbai | 14,341 km | E (86°) |
| Singapore | 16,208 km | SE (133°) |
| Tokyo | 18,506 km | NW (316°) |
| Hong Kong | 18,540 km | ESE (105°) |
Cities near Palmas
- Coronel Domingos Soares29 km · 14:27
- Passos Maia34 km · 14:27
- Abelardo Luz35 km · 14:27
- Clevelândia37 km · 14:27
- Ouro Verde40 km · 14:27
- Ponte Serrada43 km · 14:27
- Vargeão45 km · 14:27
- Faxinal dos Guedes49 km · 14:27
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 45.
What time zone is Palmas in?
Palmas runs on the America/Sao_Paulo 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 05:38 and sunset at 18:46 today, giving 13h 08m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Palmas tonight?
The moon phase over Palmas tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Palmas?
The antipode of Palmas — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 26.48° N, 128.01° E. It falls on land, near Ginoza, Japan, about 3 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 12 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.