Time in Brazil

Time in Brasília now

9:00:00 AM

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

BRT · UTC−3 Brasilia Standard Time

Sunrise: 5:34 AM
Sunset: 6:16 PM
Day length: 12 h 42 min
Daylight saving: Not observed

Brasília time zone

Time zone

Brasilia Standard Time (BRT), UTC−3. IANA zone America/Sao_Paulo.

Clock changes

Brasília does not change its clocks; it stays on UTC−3 all year.

Location

Brasília, Federal District, Brazil. Coordinates 15.78° S, 47.93° W; population about 2,207,718.

Sunrise and sunset in Brasília today

Dawn (civil): 5:11 AM
Sunrise: 5:34 AM
Solar noon: 11:55 AM
Sunset: 6:16 PM
Dusk (civil): 6:38 PM
Day length: 12 h 42 min
Night length: 11 h 18 min
Golden hour, morning: 5:20 AM – 6:03 AM
Golden hour, evening: 5:46 PM – 6:30 PM
Blue hour, morning: 5:11 AM – 5:20 AM
Blue hour, evening: 6:30 PM – 6:38 PM

Calculated for the city centre at sea level; accurate to about a minute. Golden hour is when the sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon; blue hour between 6° and 4° below. See the whole month or another date.

Brasília time compared with other cities

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City	Local time	Difference from Brasília
New York City, New York	7:00 AM	2 hours behind Brasília
Los Angeles, California	4:00 AM	5 hours behind Brasília
Chicago, Illinois	6:00 AM	3 hours behind Brasília
Denver, Colorado	5:00 AM	4 hours behind Brasília
Phoenix, Arizona	5:00 AM	4 hours behind Brasília
Honolulu, Hawaii	2:00 AM	7 hours behind Brasília
Anchorage, Alaska	3:00 AM	6 hours behind Brasília
Toronto, Canada	7:00 AM	2 hours behind Brasília
Vancouver, Canada	5:00 AM	4 hours behind Brasília
Mexico City, Mexico	6:00 AM	3 hours behind Brasília
Buenos Aires, Argentina	9:00 AM	Same time as Brasília
London, United Kingdom	12:00 PM	3 hours ahead of Brasília
Dublin, Ireland	12:00 PM	3 hours ahead of Brasília
Paris, France	1:00 PM	4 hours ahead of Brasília

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Questions about time in Brasília

What time zone is Brasília in?

Brasília uses Brasilia Standard Time (BRT, UTC−3) all year. Its IANA time-zone identifier is America/Sao_Paulo, which is what phones and computers use to set the local time.

Does Brasília observe daylight saving time?

No. Brasília stays on UTC−3 all year, so its clocks do not change for daylight saving time.

How far is Brasília from UTC?

Brasília is 3 hours behind UTC.

What time is sunrise and sunset in Brasília today?

The table above shows today’s sunrise, sunset and day length for the city centre. As an example, on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 the sun rose at 5:34 AM and set at 6:16 PM, giving 12 h 42 min of daylight.

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