Right now, local time in Vera Cruz is 16:56 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Vera Cruz ranks #13945 worldwide by population and #869 in Brazil.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Bahia GMT-3
- UTC offset
- UTC-03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 41m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Day length
- 12h 35m
- Solar noon
- 11:19
- Daylight range
- 11h 22m (winter) – 12h 53m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Vera Cruz — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Vera Cruz through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.96° N, 141.39° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Umatac Village, Guam, about 356 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 05:56 GMT+10 (Pacific/Guam)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Vera Cruz today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:47
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Dhuhr
- 11:19
- Asr
- 14:28
- Maghrib
- 17:36
- Isha
- 18:45
- Qibla direction
- 66.4° from north (ENE (66°))
Full prayer timetable for Vera Cruz — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Vera Cruz sits in the America/Bahia time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 35m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Vera Cruz's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 1,450 km away; even Tokyo lies some 17,482 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.96° S, 38.61° 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 | 11:56 | −5h |
| Chicago | 13:56 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 16:56 | same time |
| London | 19:56 | +3h |
| Paris | 20:56 | +4h |
| Moscow | 22:56 | +6h |
| Dubai | 23:56 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 01:26 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 03:56 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 03:56 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 04:56 | +12h |
| Sydney | 06:56 | +14h |
Best time to call Vera Cruz
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Vera Cruz local time:
Cities sharing Vera Cruz's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo16:56
- Rio de Janeiro16:56
- Belo Horizonte16:56
- Salvador16:56
- Fortaleza16:56
- Manaus15:56
- Brasília16:56
- Curitiba16:56
- Recife16:56
- Goiânia16:56
- Belém16:56
- Porto Alegre16:56
Distances from Vera Cruz
| São Paulo | 1,450 km | SW (215°) |
| Chicago | 7,891 km | NW (324°) |
| Paris | 7,964 km | NNE (27°) |
| London | 8,071 km | NNE (24°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,882 km | NW (305°) |
| Moscow | 10,357 km | NNE (33°) |
| Dubai | 11,004 km | ENE (66°) |
| Mumbai | 12,701 km | ENE (75°) |
| Sydney | 14,705 km | S (191°) |
| Singapore | 15,682 km | ESE (104°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,955 km | ENE (66°) |
| Tokyo | 17,482 km | N (4°) |
Cities near Vera Cruz
- Itaparica11 km · 16:56
- Salvador13 km · 16:56
- Salinas da Margarida20 km · 16:56
- Madre de Deus24 km · 16:56
- Simões Filho30 km · 16:56
- Saubara30 km · 16:56
- Lauro de Freitas31 km · 16:56
- Candeias33 km · 16:56
FAQ
What time is it in Vera Cruz right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Vera Cruz (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Vera Cruz in?
Vera Cruz runs on the America/Bahia IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Vera Cruz observe daylight saving time?
Vera Cruz does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Vera Cruz today?
Vera Cruz sees sunrise at 05:01 and sunset at 17:36 today, giving 12h 35m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Vera Cruz tonight?
The moon phase over Vera Cruz tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Vera Cruz?
The antipode of Vera Cruz — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.96° N, 141.39° E. It falls on land, near Umatac Village, Guam, about 356 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Vera Cruz?
Vera Cruz lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Vera Cruz?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Vera Cruz, clocks run about 41 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.