Right now, local time in Patu is 17:12 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Patu ranks #42352 worldwide by population and #2995 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 45m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Day length
- 12h 20m
- Solar noon
- 11:15
- Daylight range
- 11h 46m (winter) – 12h 29m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Patu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 6.1100° S, 37.6367° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Rio Grande do Norte
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Population
- 11,007 · #42352 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Patu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 6.11° N, 142.36° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Eauripik, Micronesia, about 98 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 06:12 GMT+10 (Pacific/Chuuk)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Patu today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:52
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Dhuhr
- 11:15
- Asr
- 14:31
- Maghrib
- 17:24
- Isha
- 18:32
- Qibla direction
- 67.1° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Patu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Patu sits in the America/Fortaleza time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 20m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Patu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 2,165 km away; even Tokyo lies some 16,715 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.11° S, 37.64° 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 | 12:12 | −5h |
| Chicago | 14:12 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 17:12 | same time |
| London | 20:12 | +3h |
| Paris | 21:12 | +4h |
| Moscow | 23:12 | +6h |
| Dubai | 00:12 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 01:42 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:12 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 04:12 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 05:12 | +12h |
| Sydney | 07:12 | +14h |
Best time to call Patu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Patu local time:
Cities sharing Patu's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo17:12
- Rio de Janeiro17:12
- Belo Horizonte17:12
- Salvador17:12
- Fortaleza17:12
- Manaus16:12
- Brasília17:12
- Curitiba17:12
- Recife17:12
- Goiânia17:12
- Belém17:12
- Porto Alegre17:12
Distances from Patu
| São Paulo | 2,165 km | SSW (205°) |
| Paris | 7,239 km | NNE (28°) |
| London | 7,333 km | NNE (25°) |
| Chicago | 7,352 km | NW (321°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,530 km | NW (305°) |
| Moscow | 9,661 km | NNE (33°) |
| Dubai | 10,591 km | ENE (65°) |
| Mumbai | 12,380 km | ENE (72°) |
| Sydney | 15,473 km | SSW (191°) |
| Singapore | 15,707 km | E (95°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,494 km | ENE (56°) |
| Tokyo | 16,715 km | N (4°) |
Cities near Patu
- Rafael Godeiro10 km · 17:12
- Messias Targino14 km · 17:12
- Belém do Brejo do Cruz14 km · 17:12
- Almino Afonso15 km · 17:12
- Olho d'Água do Borges19 km · 17:12
- Lucrécia20 km · 17:12
- São Bento23 km · 17:12
- Frutuoso Gomes23 km · 17:12
FAQ
What time is it in Patu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Patu (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Patu in?
Patu runs on the America/Fortaleza IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Patu observe daylight saving time?
Patu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Patu today?
Patu sees sunrise at 05:05 and sunset at 17:25 today, giving 12h 20m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Patu tonight?
The moon phase over Patu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Patu?
The antipode of Patu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 6.11° N, 142.36° E. It falls on land, near Eauripik, Micronesia, about 98 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Patu?
Patu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Patu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Patu, clocks run about 45 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.