Right now, local time in Sobral is 12:49 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sobral ranks #2846 worldwide by population and #160 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 34m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Day length
- 12h 15m
- Solar noon
- 11:26
- Daylight range
- 11h 54m (winter) – 12h 20m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sobral — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sobral through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 3.69° N, 139.65° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Sorol, Micronesia, 502 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sobral today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:06
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Dhuhr
- 11:26
- Asr
- 14:44
- Maghrib
- 17:32
- Isha
- 18:40
- Qibla direction
- 67.8° from north (ENE (68°))
Full prayer timetable for Sobral — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sobral sits in the America/Fortaleza time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 15m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Sobral's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 2,310 km away; even Hong Kong lies some 16,576 km off. Its position on the globe is 3.69° S, 40.35° 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 | 07:49 | −5h |
| Chicago | 09:49 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 12:49 | same time |
| London | 15:49 | +3h |
| Paris | 16:49 | +4h |
| Moscow | 18:49 | +6h |
| Dubai | 19:49 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 21:19 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:49 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 23:49 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 00:49 | +12h |
| Sydney | 02:49 | +14h |
Best time to call Sobral
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sobral local time:
Cities sharing Sobral's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo12:49
- Rio de Janeiro12:49
- Belo Horizonte12:49
- Salvador12:49
- Fortaleza12:49
- Manaus11:49
- Brasília12:49
- Curitiba12:49
- Recife12:49
- Goiânia12:49
- Belém12:49
- Porto Alegre12:49
Distances from Sobral
| São Paulo | 2,310 km | SSW (196°) |
| Chicago | 6,954 km | NW (322°) |
| Paris | 7,147 km | NNE (30°) |
| London | 7,218 km | NNE (26°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,129 km | NW (305°) |
| Moscow | 9,600 km | NNE (33°) |
| Dubai | 10,750 km | ENE (65°) |
| Mumbai | 12,579 km | ENE (71°) |
| Sydney | 15,666 km | SSW (195°) |
| Singapore | 16,027 km | E (93°) |
| Tokyo | 16,456 km | N (360°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,576 km | NE (51°) |
Cities near Sobral
- Forquilha16 km · 12:49
- Massapê18 km · 12:49
- Meruoca20 km · 12:49
- Alcântaras24 km · 12:49
- Groaíras26 km · 12:49
- Santana do Acaraú29 km · 12:49
- Cariré32 km · 12:49
- Coreaú37 km · 12:49
FAQ
What time is it in Sobral right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sobral (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sobral in?
Sobral runs on the America/Fortaleza IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Sobral observe daylight saving time?
Sobral does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sobral today?
Sobral sees sunrise at 05:18 and sunset at 17:33 today, giving 12h 15m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sobral tonight?
The moon phase over Sobral tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sobral?
The antipode of Sobral — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 3.69° N, 139.65° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Sorol, Micronesia, roughly 502 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sobral?
Sobral lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sobral?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sobral, clocks run about 34 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.