Right now, local time in Santa Maria is 11:08 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Santa Maria ranks #5351 worldwide by population and #328 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 4m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Day length
- 12h 42m
- Solar noon
- 11:56
- Daylight range
- 11h 10m (winter) – 13h 05m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Santa Maria — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 16.0310° S, 48.0293° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Federal District
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Population
- 116,622 · #5351 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
- 16.03° N, 131.97° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is San Policarpo, Philippines, 818 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Santa Maria today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:19
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Dhuhr
- 11:57
- Asr
- 15:05
- Maghrib
- 18:17
- Isha
- 19:28
- Qibla direction
- 68.8° from north (ENE (69°))
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 12h 42m 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, 849 km away; even Hong Kong lies some 18,021 km off. Its position on the globe is 16.03° S, 48.03° 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 | 06:08 | −5h |
| Chicago | 08:08 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 11:08 | same time |
| London | 14:08 | +3h |
| Paris | 15:08 | +4h |
| Moscow | 17:08 | +6h |
| Dubai | 18:08 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 19:38 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:08 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 22:08 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 23:08 | +12h |
| Sydney | 01:08 | +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 Paulo11:08
- Rio de Janeiro11:08
- Belo Horizonte11:08
- Salvador11:08
- Fortaleza11:08
- Manaus10:08
- Brasília11:08
- Curitiba11:08
- Recife11:08
- Goiânia11:08
- Belém11:08
- Porto Alegre11:08
Distances from Santa Maria
| São Paulo | 849 km | S (170°) |
| Chicago | 7,613 km | NNW (329°) |
| Paris | 8,756 km | NNE (31°) |
| London | 8,823 km | NNE (28°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,273 km | NW (308°) |
| Moscow | 11,208 km | NE (35°) |
| Dubai | 12,071 km | ENE (68°) |
| Mumbai | 13,767 km | ENE (78°) |
| Sydney | 14,104 km | SSW (200°) |
| Singapore | 16,525 km | ESE (115°) |
| Tokyo | 17,699 km | NNW (342°) |
| Hong Kong | 18,021 km | ENE (67°) |
Cities near Santa Maria
- Novo Gama3 km · 11:08
- Gama5 km · 11:08
- Valparaíso de Goiás7 km · 11:08
- Cidade Ocidental14 km · 11:08
- Recanto das Emas14 km · 11:08
- Riacho Fundo II15 km · 11:08
- Riacho Fundo16 km · 11:08
- Park Way17 km · 11:08
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 05:36 and sunset at 18:17 today, giving 12h 42m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Santa Maria tonight?
The moon phase over Santa Maria tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.4% 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 16.03° N, 131.97° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is San Policarpo, Philippines, roughly 818 km away. 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 4 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.