Right now, local time in Salvador is 17:35 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Salvador ranks #155 worldwide by population and #4 in Brazil.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Bahia GMT-3
- UTC offset
- UTC-03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 41m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:03
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Day length
- 12h 31m
- Solar noon
- 11:19
- Daylight range
- 11h 22m (winter) – 12h 53m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Salvador — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Salvador through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.98° N, 141.51° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Umatac Village, Guam, about 343 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 06:35 GMT+10 (Pacific/Guam)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Salvador today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:49
- Sunrise
- 05:02
- Dhuhr
- 11:19
- Asr
- 14:23
- Maghrib
- 17:34
- Isha
- 18:42
- Qibla direction
- 66.4° from north (ENE (66°))
Full prayer timetable for Salvador — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Salvador sits in the America/Bahia time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 31m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Salvador's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 1,455 km away; even Tokyo lies some 17,483 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.98° S, 38.49° 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 | 13:35 | −4h |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −2h |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | same time |
| London | 20:35 | +3h |
| Paris | 21:35 | +4h |
| Moscow | 23:35 | +6h |
| Dubai | 00:35 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:35 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | +12h |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +14h |
Best time to call Salvador
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Salvador local time:
Cities sharing Salvador's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo17:35
- Rio de Janeiro17:35
- Belo Horizonte17:35
- Fortaleza17:35
- Manaus16:35
- Brasília17:35
- Curitiba17:35
- Recife17:35
- Goiânia17:35
- Belém17:35
- Porto Alegre17:35
- Guarulhos17:35
Distances from Salvador
| São Paulo | 1,455 km | SW (215°) |
| Chicago | 7,900 km | NW (323°) |
| Paris | 7,960 km | NNE (27°) |
| London | 8,068 km | NNE (24°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,893 km | NW (305°) |
| Moscow | 10,352 km | NNE (33°) |
| Dubai | 10,993 km | ENE (66°) |
| Mumbai | 12,689 km | ENE (75°) |
| Sydney | 14,706 km | S (191°) |
| Singapore | 15,669 km | ESE (104°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,944 km | ENE (66°) |
| Tokyo | 17,483 km | N (4°) |
Cities near Salvador
- Vera Cruz13 km · 17:35
- Lauro de Freitas20 km · 17:35
- Itaparica23 km · 17:35
- Simões Filho23 km · 17:35
- Madre de Deus30 km · 17:35
- Salinas da Margarida32 km · 17:35
- Candeias35 km · 17:35
- Camaçari36 km · 17:35
FAQ
What time is it in Salvador right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Salvador (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Salvador in?
Salvador runs on the America/Bahia IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Salvador observe daylight saving time?
Salvador does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Salvador today?
Salvador sees sunrise at 05:03 and sunset at 17:34 today, giving 12h 31m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Salvador tonight?
The moon phase over Salvador tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Salvador?
The antipode of Salvador — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.98° N, 141.51° E. It falls on land, near Umatac Village, Guam, about 343 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Salvador?
Salvador lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Salvador?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Salvador, clocks run about 41 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.