Right now, local time in Sorocaba is 17:34 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sorocaba ranks #758 worldwide by population and #24 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 6m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Day length
- 12h 53m
- Solar noon
- 11:54
- Daylight range
- 10h 41m (winter) – 13h 35m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sorocaba — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sorocaba through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 23.50° N, 132.54° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Minamidaito, Japan, about 291 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 05:34 GMT+9 (Asia/Tokyo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sorocaba today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:08
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Dhuhr
- 11:55
- Asr
- 15:20
- Maghrib
- 18:20
- Isha
- 19:35
- Qibla direction
- 69.2° from north (ENE (69°))
Full prayer timetable for Sorocaba — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sorocaba sits in the America/Sao_Paulo time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 53m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Sorocaba's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 85 km away; even Tokyo lies some 18,495 km off. Its position on the globe is 23.50° S, 47.46° 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 | 13:34 | −4h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −2h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | same time |
| London | 20:34 | +3h |
| Paris | 21:34 | +4h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | +6h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +12h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +14h |
Best time to call Sorocaba
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sorocaba local time:
Cities sharing Sorocaba's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo17:34
- Rio de Janeiro17:34
- Belo Horizonte17:34
- Salvador17:34
- Fortaleza17:34
- Manaus16:34
- Brasília17:34
- Curitiba17:34
- Recife17:34
- Goiânia17:34
- Belém17:34
- Porto Alegre17:34
Distances from Sorocaba
| São Paulo | 85 km | E (94°) |
| Chicago | 8,361 km | NNW (330°) |
| Paris | 9,440 km | NNE (30°) |
| London | 9,531 km | NNE (27°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,837 km | NW (308°) |
| Moscow | 11,851 km | NE (36°) |
| Dubai | 12,308 km | ENE (71°) |
| Sydney | 13,337 km | SSW (198°) |
| Mumbai | 13,853 km | E (82°) |
| Singapore | 16,060 km | SE (124°) |
| Hong Kong | 18,130 km | E (90°) |
| Tokyo | 18,495 km | NNW (335°) |
Cities near Sorocaba
- Votorantim5 km · 17:34
- Araçoiaba da Serra16 km · 17:34
- Salto de Pirapora20 km · 17:34
- Alumínio20 km · 17:34
- Piedade24 km · 17:34
- Iperó29 km · 17:34
- Mairinque28 km · 17:34
- Capela do Alto28 km · 17:34
FAQ
What time is it in Sorocaba right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sorocaba (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Sorocaba in?
Sorocaba runs on the America/Sao_Paulo IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Sorocaba observe daylight saving time?
Sorocaba does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sorocaba today?
Sorocaba sees sunrise at 05:28 and sunset at 18:21 today, giving 12h 53m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sorocaba tonight?
The moon phase over Sorocaba tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sorocaba?
The antipode of Sorocaba — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 23.50° N, 132.54° E. It falls on land, near Minamidaito, Japan, about 291 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sorocaba?
Sorocaba lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sorocaba?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sorocaba, clocks run about 6 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.