Right now, local time in Santa Helena is 14:36 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Santa Helena ranks #14289 worldwide by population and #887 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 14m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Day length
- 12h 12m
- Solar noon
- 11:46
- Daylight range
- 11h 60m (winter) – 12h 15m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Santa Helena — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Santa Helena through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 2.23° N, 134.70° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Sorendiweri, Indonesia, about 349 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 02:36 GMT+9 (Asia/Jayapura)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Santa Helena today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:28
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Dhuhr
- 11:46
- Asr
- 15:04
- Maghrib
- 17:51
- Isha
- 18:58
- Qibla direction
- 68.4° from north (ENE (68°))
Full prayer timetable for Santa Helena — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Santa Helena sits in the America/Fortaleza time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 12m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Santa Helena's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 2,375 km away; even Hong Kong lies some 16,868 km off. Its position on the globe is 2.23° S, 45.30° 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 | 09:36 | −5h |
| Chicago | 11:36 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 14:36 | same time |
| London | 17:36 | +3h |
| Paris | 18:36 | +4h |
| Moscow | 20:36 | +6h |
| Dubai | 21:36 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 23:06 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:36 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 01:36 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 02:36 | +12h |
| Sydney | 04:36 | +14h |
Best time to call Santa Helena
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Santa Helena local time:
Cities sharing Santa Helena's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo14:36
- Rio de Janeiro14:36
- Belo Horizonte14:36
- Salvador14:36
- Fortaleza14:36
- Manaus13:36
- Brasília14:36
- Curitiba14:36
- Recife14:36
- Goiânia14:36
- Belém14:36
- Porto Alegre14:36
Distances from Santa Helena
| São Paulo | 2,375 km | S (183°) |
| Chicago | 6,494 km | NW (324°) |
| Paris | 7,291 km | NNE (32°) |
| London | 7,330 km | NNE (29°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,587 km | NW (306°) |
| Moscow | 9,771 km | NE (34°) |
| Dubai | 11,179 km | ENE (65°) |
| Mumbai | 13,042 km | ENE (70°) |
| Sydney | 15,644 km | SSW (202°) |
| Tokyo | 16,259 km | N (353°) |
| Singapore | 16,582 km | E (91°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,868 km | NE (43°) |
Cities near Santa Helena
- Turilândia1 km · 14:36
- Pinheiro40 km · 14:36
- Presidente Sarney41 km · 14:36
- Serrano do Maranhão46 km · 14:36
- Central do Maranhão53 km · 14:36
- Bacuri59 km · 14:36
- Mirinzal60 km · 14:36
- Presidente Médici60 km · 14:36
FAQ
What time is it in Santa Helena right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Santa Helena (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Santa Helena in?
Santa Helena runs on the America/Fortaleza IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Santa Helena observe daylight saving time?
Santa Helena does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Santa Helena today?
Santa Helena sees sunrise at 05:40 and sunset at 17:51 today, giving 12h 12m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Santa Helena tonight?
The moon phase over Santa Helena tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Santa Helena?
The antipode of Santa Helena — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 2.23° N, 134.70° E. It falls on land, near Sorendiweri, Indonesia, about 349 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Santa Helena?
Santa Helena lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Santa Helena?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Santa Helena, clocks run about 14 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.