Right now, local time in Tacaratu is 20:16 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Tacaratu ranks #22936 worldwide by population and #1513 in Brazil.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Recife GMT-3
- UTC offset
- UTC-03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 43m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Day length
- 12h 26m
- Solar noon
- 11:17
- Daylight range
- 11h 36m (winter) – 12h 39m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Tacaratu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 9.1053° S, 38.1492° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Pernambuco
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Population
- 24,898 · #22936 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Tacaratu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.11° N, 141.85° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Fais, Micronesia, about 163 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:16 GMT+10 (Pacific/Chuuk)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Tacaratu today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:50
- Sunrise
- 05:03
- Dhuhr
- 11:17
- Asr
- 14:30
- Maghrib
- 17:29
- Isha
- 18:38
- Qibla direction
- 66.7° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Tacaratu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Tacaratu sits in the America/Recife time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 26m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Tacaratu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 1,842 km away; even Tokyo lies some 17,051 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.11° S, 38.15° 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 | 15:16 | −5h |
| Chicago | 17:16 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 20:16 | same time |
| London | 23:16 | +3h |
| Paris | 00:16 | +4h |
| Moscow | 02:16 | +6h |
| Dubai | 03:16 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 04:46 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 07:16 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 07:16 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 08:16 | +12h |
| Sydney | 10:16 | +14h |
Best time to call Tacaratu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Tacaratu local time:
Cities sharing Tacaratu's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo20:16
- Rio de Janeiro20:16
- Belo Horizonte20:16
- Salvador20:16
- Fortaleza20:16
- Manaus19:16
- Brasília20:16
- Curitiba20:16
- Recife20:16
- Goiânia20:16
- Belém20:16
- Porto Alegre20:16
Distances from Tacaratu
| São Paulo | 1,842 km | SSW (208°) |
| Paris | 7,560 km | NNE (27°) |
| Chicago | 7,579 km | NW (322°) |
| London | 7,659 km | NNE (24°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,675 km | NW (305°) |
| Moscow | 9,971 km | NNE (33°) |
| Dubai | 10,782 km | ENE (65°) |
| Mumbai | 12,534 km | ENE (73°) |
| Sydney | 15,135 km | S (191°) |
| Singapore | 15,720 km | E (99°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,717 km | ENE (60°) |
| Tokyo | 17,051 km | N (4°) |
Cities near Tacaratu
- Brejinho15 km · 20:16
- Jatobá16 km · 20:16
- Petrolândia16 km · 20:16
- Pariconha23 km · 20:16
- Glória28 km · 20:16
- Água Branca29 km · 20:16
- Paulo Afonso34 km · 20:16
- Delmiro Gouveia36 km · 20:16
FAQ
What time is it in Tacaratu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Tacaratu (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Tacaratu in?
Tacaratu runs on the America/Recife IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Tacaratu observe daylight saving time?
Tacaratu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Tacaratu today?
Tacaratu sees sunrise at 05:04 and sunset at 17:30 today, giving 12h 26m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Tacaratu tonight?
The moon phase over Tacaratu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Tacaratu?
The antipode of Tacaratu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.11° N, 141.85° E. It falls on land, near Fais, Micronesia, about 163 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Tacaratu?
Tacaratu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Tacaratu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Tacaratu, clocks run about 43 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.