Right now, local time in Santa Monica is 22:27 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Santa Monica ranks #68223 worldwide by population and #4395 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 2m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Day length
- 13h 07m
- Solar noon
- 11:58
- Daylight range
- 10h 24m (winter) – 13h 53m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Santa Monica — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 27.5914° S, 48.5076° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- 5 m above sea level — higher than about 5% of cities with a recorded elevation
- Region
- Santa Catarina
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Population
- 5,100 · #68223 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Santa Monica through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 27.59° N, 131.49° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Akaren, Japan, about 173 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 10:27 GMT+9 (Asia/Tokyo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Santa Monica today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:01
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Dhuhr
- 11:59
- Asr
- 15:30
- Maghrib
- 18:32
- Isha
- 19:50
- Qibla direction
- 70.1° from north (ENE (70°))
Full prayer timetable for Santa Monica — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Santa Monica sits in the America/Sao_Paulo time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 07m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Santa Monica sits at just 5 m above sea level. Santa Monica's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 487 km away; even Tokyo lies some 18,827 km off. Its position on the globe is 27.59° S, 48.51° 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 | 18:27 | −4h |
| Chicago | 20:27 | −2h |
| São Paulo | 22:27 | same time |
| London | 01:27 | +3h |
| Paris | 02:27 | +4h |
| Moscow | 04:27 | +6h |
| Dubai | 05:27 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 06:57 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:27 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 09:27 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 10:27 | +12h |
| Sydney | 12:27 | +14h |
Best time to call Santa Monica
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Santa Monica local time:
Cities sharing Santa Monica's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo22:27
- Rio de Janeiro22:27
- Belo Horizonte22:27
- Salvador22:27
- Fortaleza22:27
- Manaus21:27
- Brasília22:27
- Curitiba22:27
- Recife22:27
- Goiânia22:27
- Belém22:27
- Porto Alegre22:27
Distances from Santa Monica
| São Paulo | 487 km | NNE (23°) |
| Chicago | 8,707 km | NNW (331°) |
| Paris | 9,885 km | NNE (31°) |
| London | 9,983 km | NNE (28°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,039 km | NW (309°) |
| Moscow | 12,280 km | NE (37°) |
| Dubai | 12,553 km | ENE (72°) |
| Sydney | 12,872 km | SSW (198°) |
| Mumbai | 14,005 km | E (86°) |
| Singapore | 15,869 km | SE (130°) |
| Hong Kong | 18,175 km | ESE (105°) |
| Tokyo | 18,827 km | NW (321°) |
Cities near Santa Monica
- Corrego Grande1 km · 22:27
- Itacorubi2 km · 22:27
- Trindade2 km · 22:27
- Carvoeira2 km · 22:27
- Pantanal2 km · 22:27
- Morro da Cruz3 km · 22:27
- Saco dos Limoes3 km · 22:27
- Florianópolis4 km · 22:27
FAQ
What time is it in Santa Monica right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Santa Monica (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Santa Monica in?
Santa Monica runs on the America/Sao_Paulo IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Santa Monica observe daylight saving time?
Santa Monica does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Santa Monica today?
Santa Monica sees sunrise at 05:25 and sunset at 18:32 today, giving 13h 07m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Santa Monica tonight?
The moon phase over Santa Monica tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 75.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Santa Monica?
The antipode of Santa Monica — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 27.59° N, 131.49° E. It falls on land, near Akaren, Japan, about 173 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Santa Monica?
Santa Monica sits at about 5 m above sea level, higher than roughly 5% of cities with a recorded elevation.
What is solar time in Santa Monica?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Santa Monica, clocks run about 2 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.