Right now, local time in Rio Grande is 17:14 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Rio Grande ranks #3116 worldwide by population and #174 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 13m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Day length
- 13h 21m
- Solar noon
- 12:13
- Daylight range
- 10h 03m (winter) – 14h 15m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 68% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Rio Grande — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 32.0350° S, 52.0986° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Rio Grande do Sul
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Population
- 198,935 · #3116 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Rio Grande through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 32.03° N, 127.90° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Gotō, Japan, about 112 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 05:14 GMT+9 (Asia/Tokyo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Rio Grande today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:03
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Dhuhr
- 12:13
- Asr
- 15:51
- Maghrib
- 18:53
- Isha
- 20:16
- Qibla direction
- 72.5° from north (ENE (73°))
Full prayer timetable for Rio Grande — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Rio Grande sits in the America/Sao_Paulo time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 21m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Rio Grande's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 1,086 km away; even Tokyo lies some 18,854 km off. Its position on the globe is 32.03° S, 52.10° 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 | 13:14 | −4h |
| Chicago | 15:14 | −2h |
| São Paulo | 17:14 | same time |
| London | 20:14 | +3h |
| Paris | 21:14 | +4h |
| Moscow | 23:14 | +6h |
| Dubai | 00:14 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 01:44 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:14 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 04:14 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 05:14 | +12h |
| Sydney | 07:14 | +14h |
Best time to call Rio Grande
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Rio Grande local time:
Cities sharing Rio Grande's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo17:14
- Rio de Janeiro17:14
- Belo Horizonte17:14
- Salvador17:14
- Fortaleza17:14
- Manaus16:14
- Brasília17:14
- Curitiba17:14
- Recife17:14
- Goiânia17:14
- Belém17:14
- Porto Alegre17:14
Distances from Rio Grande
| São Paulo | 1,086 km | NNE (31°) |
| Chicago | 8,987 km | NNW (334°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,090 km | NW (311°) |
| Paris | 10,487 km | NNE (32°) |
| London | 10,583 km | NNE (29°) |
| Sydney | 12,291 km | SSW (201°) |
| Moscow | 12,883 km | NE (39°) |
| Dubai | 13,021 km | ENE (76°) |
| Mumbai | 14,367 km | E (91°) |
| Singapore | 15,771 km | SE (139°) |
| Hong Kong | 18,282 km | SE (125°) |
| Tokyo | 18,854 km | WNW (294°) |
Cities near Rio Grande
- São José do Norte6 km · 17:14
- Pelotas37 km · 17:14
- Capão do Leão47 km · 17:14
- Turuçu69 km · 17:14
- Arroio do Padre73 km · 17:14
- São Lourenço do Sul75 km · 17:14
- Morro Redondo71 km · 17:14
- Cerrito70 km · 17:14
FAQ
What time is it in Rio Grande right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Rio Grande (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Rio Grande in?
Rio Grande runs on the America/Sao_Paulo IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Rio Grande observe daylight saving time?
Rio Grande does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Rio Grande today?
Rio Grande sees sunrise at 05:32 and sunset at 18:53 today, giving 13h 21m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Rio Grande tonight?
The moon phase over Rio Grande tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 67.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Rio Grande?
The antipode of Rio Grande — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 32.03° N, 127.90° E. It falls on land, near Gotō, Japan, about 112 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Rio Grande?
Rio Grande lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Rio Grande?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Rio Grande, clocks run about 13 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.