Right now, local time in Petrolina is 09:41 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Petrolina ranks #1451 worldwide by population and #58 in Brazil.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Recife GMT-3
- UTC offset
- UTC-03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 34m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Day length
- 12h 27m
- Solar noon
- 11:26
- Daylight range
- 11h 34m (winter) – 12h 40m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Petrolina — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 9.3986° S, 40.5008° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Pernambuco
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Population
- 418,444 · #1451 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Petrolina through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.40° N, 139.50° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Fais, Micronesia, about 119 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 22:41 GMT+10 (Pacific/Chuuk)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Petrolina today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:59
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Dhuhr
- 11:27
- Asr
- 14:40
- Maghrib
- 17:39
- Isha
- 18:48
- Qibla direction
- 67.2° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Petrolina — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Petrolina sits in the America/Recife time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 27m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Petrolina's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 1,703 km away; even Tokyo lies some 17,092 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.40° S, 40.50° 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 | 04:41 | −5h |
| Chicago | 06:41 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 09:41 | same time |
| London | 12:41 | +3h |
| Paris | 13:41 | +4h |
| Moscow | 15:41 | +6h |
| Dubai | 16:41 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 18:11 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:41 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 20:41 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 21:41 | +12h |
| Sydney | 23:41 | +14h |
Best time to call Petrolina
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Petrolina local time:
Cities sharing Petrolina's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo09:41
- Rio de Janeiro09:41
- Belo Horizonte09:41
- Salvador09:41
- Fortaleza09:41
- Manaus08:41
- Brasília09:41
- Curitiba09:41
- Recife09:41
- Goiânia09:41
- Belém09:41
- Porto Alegre09:41
Distances from Petrolina
| São Paulo | 1,703 km | SSW (202°) |
| Chicago | 7,450 km | NW (324°) |
| Paris | 7,710 km | NNE (29°) |
| London | 7,797 km | NNE (25°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,484 km | NW (306°) |
| Moscow | 10,140 km | NNE (33°) |
| Dubai | 11,030 km | ENE (66°) |
| Mumbai | 12,791 km | ENE (73°) |
| Sydney | 15,047 km | SSW (194°) |
| Singapore | 15,969 km | E (101°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,956 km | ENE (59°) |
| Tokyo | 17,092 km | N (360°) |
Cities near Petrolina
- Juazeiro1 km · 09:41
- Sobradinho34 km · 09:41
- Sobrado37 km · 09:41
- Lagoa Grande51 km · 09:41
- Casa Nova58 km · 09:41
- Curaçá79 km · 09:41
- Santa Maria da Boa Vista99 km · 09:41
- Laje101 km · 09:41
FAQ
What time is it in Petrolina right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Petrolina (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Petrolina in?
Petrolina runs on the America/Recife IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Petrolina observe daylight saving time?
Petrolina does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Petrolina today?
Petrolina sees sunrise at 05:13 and sunset at 17:40 today, giving 12h 27m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Petrolina tonight?
The moon phase over Petrolina tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 50.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Petrolina?
The antipode of Petrolina — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.40° N, 139.50° E. It falls on land, near Fais, Micronesia, about 119 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Petrolina?
Petrolina lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Petrolina?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Petrolina, clocks run about 34 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.