Right now, local time in União is 11:38 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
União ranks #13283 worldwide by population and #819 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 24m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Day length
- 12h 17m
- Solar noon
- 11:36
- Daylight range
- 11h 51m (winter) – 12h 23m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for União — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from União through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 4.59° N, 137.14° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Kloulklubed, Palau, about 420 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 23:38 GMT+9 (Pacific/Palau)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in União today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:15
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Dhuhr
- 11:36
- Asr
- 14:53
- Maghrib
- 17:43
- Isha
- 18:51
- Qibla direction
- 68.0° from north (ENE (68°))
Full prayer timetable for União — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
União sits in the America/Fortaleza time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 17m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
União's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 2,147 km away; even Hong Kong lies some 16,854 km off. Its position on the globe is 4.59° S, 42.86° 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 | 06:38 | −5h |
| Chicago | 08:38 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 11:38 | same time |
| London | 14:38 | +3h |
| Paris | 15:38 | +4h |
| Moscow | 17:38 | +6h |
| Dubai | 18:38 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 20:08 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:38 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 22:38 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 23:38 | +12h |
| Sydney | 01:38 | +14h |
Best time to call União
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in União local time:
Cities sharing União's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo11:38
- Rio de Janeiro11:38
- Belo Horizonte11:38
- Salvador11:38
- Fortaleza11:38
- Manaus10:38
- Brasília11:38
- Curitiba11:38
- Recife11:38
- Goiânia11:38
- Belém11:38
- Porto Alegre11:38
Distances from União
| São Paulo | 2,147 km | S (190°) |
| Chicago | 6,865 km | NW (323°) |
| Paris | 7,373 km | NNE (31°) |
| London | 7,434 km | NNE (27°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,960 km | NW (306°) |
| Moscow | 9,838 km | NNE (34°) |
| Dubai | 11,045 km | ENE (65°) |
| Mumbai | 12,875 km | ENE (71°) |
| Sydney | 15,491 km | SSW (198°) |
| Singapore | 16,299 km | E (95°) |
| Tokyo | 16,547 km | N (356°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,854 km | NE (49°) |
Cities near União
- Lagoa Alegre28 km · 11:38
- José de Freitas37 km · 11:38
- Coelho Neto40 km · 11:38
- Miguel Alves47 km · 11:38
- Duque Bacelar49 km · 11:38
- Teresina56 km · 11:38
- Timon57 km · 11:38
- Caxias62 km · 11:38
FAQ
What time is it in União right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in União (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is União in?
União runs on the America/Fortaleza IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does União observe daylight saving time?
União does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in União today?
União sees sunrise at 05:27 and sunset at 17:44 today, giving 12h 17m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over União tonight?
The moon phase over União tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of União?
The antipode of União — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 4.59° N, 137.14° E. It falls on land, near Kloulklubed, Palau, about 420 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is União?
União lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in União?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In União, clocks run about 24 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.