Right now, local time in Santa Maria is 19:01 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Santa Maria ranks #2223 worldwide by population and #112 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 20m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Day length
- 13h 17m
- Solar noon
- 12:20
- Daylight range
- 10h 14m (winter) – 14h 03m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Santa Maria — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 29.6842° S, 53.8069° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Rio Grande do Sul
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Population
- 271,735 · #2223 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Santa Maria through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 29.68° N, 126.19° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Iheya, Japan, about 344 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 07:01 GMT+9 (Asia/Tokyo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Santa Maria today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:14
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Dhuhr
- 12:20
- Asr
- 15:55
- Maghrib
- 18:58
- Isha
- 20:19
- Qibla direction
- 72.8° from north (ENE (73°))
Full prayer timetable for Santa Maria — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Santa Maria sits in the America/Sao_Paulo time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 17m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Santa Maria's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 987 km away; even Tokyo lies some 18,588 km off. Its position on the globe is 29.68° S, 53.81° 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 | 14:01 | −5h |
| Chicago | 16:01 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 19:01 | same time |
| London | 22:01 | +3h |
| Paris | 23:01 | +4h |
| Moscow | 01:01 | +6h |
| Dubai | 02:01 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 03:31 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 06:01 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 06:01 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 07:01 | +12h |
| Sydney | 09:01 | +14h |
Best time to call Santa Maria
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Santa Maria local time:
Cities sharing Santa Maria's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo19:01
- Rio de Janeiro19:01
- Belo Horizonte19:01
- Salvador19:01
- Fortaleza19:01
- Manaus18:01
- Brasília19:01
- Curitiba19:01
- Recife19:01
- Goiânia19:01
- Belém19:01
- Porto Alegre19:01
Distances from Santa Maria
| São Paulo | 987 km | NE (48°) |
| Chicago | 8,681 km | NNW (335°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,795 km | NW (312°) |
| Paris | 10,356 km | NNE (33°) |
| London | 10,437 km | NNE (30°) |
| Sydney | 12,475 km | SSW (202°) |
| Moscow | 12,780 km | NE (38°) |
| Dubai | 13,114 km | ENE (75°) |
| Mumbai | 14,531 km | E (90°) |
| Singapore | 16,075 km | SE (139°) |
| Hong Kong | 18,563 km | ESE (122°) |
| Tokyo | 18,588 km | WNW (301°) |
Cities near Santa Maria
- Itaara9 km · 19:01
- São Martinho da Serra17 km · 19:01
- Silveira Martins22 km · 19:01
- Ivorá28 km · 19:01
- São João do Polêsine36 km · 19:01
- São Pedro do Sul37 km · 19:01
- Faxinal do Soturno37 km · 19:01
- Nova Palma40 km · 19:01
FAQ
What time is it in Santa Maria right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Santa Maria (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Santa Maria in?
Santa Maria runs on the America/Sao_Paulo IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Santa Maria observe daylight saving time?
Santa Maria does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Santa Maria today?
Santa Maria sees sunrise at 05:41 and sunset at 18:58 today, giving 13h 17m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Santa Maria tonight?
The moon phase over Santa Maria tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Santa Maria?
The antipode of Santa Maria — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 29.68° N, 126.19° E. It falls on land, near Iheya, Japan, about 344 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Santa Maria?
Santa Maria lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Santa Maria?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Santa Maria, clocks run about 20 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.