Right now, local time in Santa Maria is 12:44 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Santa Maria ranks #70435 worldwide by population and #4479 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 53m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Day length
- 12h 19m
- Solar noon
- 11:07
- Daylight range
- 11h 47m (winter) – 12h 28m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Santa Maria — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 5.8397° S, 35.6953° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Rio Grande do Norte
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Population
- 4,847 · #70435 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
- 5.84° N, 144.30° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Ifalik, Micronesia, about 158 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 01:44 GMT+10 (Pacific/Chuuk)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Santa Maria today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:45
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Dhuhr
- 11:07
- Asr
- 14:24
- Maghrib
- 17:16
- Isha
- 18:24
- Qibla direction
- 66.8° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Santa Maria — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Santa Maria sits in the America/Fortaleza time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 19m 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, 2,291 km away; even Tokyo lies some 16,663 km off. Its position on the globe is 5.84° S, 35.70° 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 | 07:44 | −5h |
| Chicago | 09:44 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 12:44 | same time |
| London | 15:44 | +3h |
| Paris | 16:44 | +4h |
| Moscow | 18:44 | +6h |
| Dubai | 19:44 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 21:14 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:44 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 23:44 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 00:44 | +12h |
| Sydney | 02:44 | +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 Paulo12:44
- Rio de Janeiro12:44
- Belo Horizonte12:44
- Salvador12:44
- Fortaleza12:44
- Manaus11:44
- Brasília12:44
- Curitiba12:44
- Recife12:44
- Goiânia12:44
- Belém12:44
- Porto Alegre12:44
Distances from Santa Maria
| São Paulo | 2,291 km | SSW (210°) |
| Paris | 7,113 km | NNE (27°) |
| London | 7,218 km | NNE (24°) |
| Chicago | 7,464 km | NW (320°) |
| Moscow | 9,519 km | NNE (33°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,689 km | NW (305°) |
| Dubai | 10,384 km | ENE (65°) |
| Mumbai | 12,167 km | ENE (72°) |
| Singapore | 15,496 km | E (95°) |
| Sydney | 15,540 km | S (189°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,298 km | ENE (57°) |
| Tokyo | 16,663 km | N (7°) |
Cities near Santa Maria
- São Pedro9 km · 12:44
- São Paulo do Potengi10 km · 12:44
- Riachuelo15 km · 12:44
- Ielmo Marinho16 km · 12:44
- Bom Jesus20 km · 12:44
- Bento Fernandes21 km · 12:44
- Senador Elói de Souza22 km · 12:44
- Poço Branco24 km · 12:44
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/Fortaleza 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 04:57 and sunset at 17:17 today, giving 12h 19m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Santa Maria tonight?
The moon phase over Santa Maria tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.7% 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 5.84° N, 144.30° E. It falls on land, near Ifalik, Micronesia, about 158 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 53 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.