Current time in Brasília
Thursday, 16 July 2026
Brasília, Brazil · America/Sao_Paulo · UTC-03:00
Time-zone identity for Brasília
- IANA zone
America/Sao_Paulo- UTC offset now
- UTC-03:00
- Current zone label
- GMT-3
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Brasília is currently 3 hours behind UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Clock changes in Brasília
370-day checked horizon
No UTC offset change was found through Wednesday, 21 July 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.
Weather now
Weather in Brasília
Conditions near Brasília and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Clear
- Feels like
- 25°C
- Humidity
- 44%
- Wind
- 10.8 km/h E
- Recent precipitation
- 0 mm
3-day forecast
- Sunny15°C to 26°C2% chance of precipitationWind up to 19.4 km/h
- Sunny12°C to 25°C1% chance of precipitationWind up to 20.9 km/h
- Sunny13°C to 25°C1% chance of precipitationWind up to 21.2 km/h
Forecast valid from 18:45 local time. Updated 2026-07-16T22:06:54.311Z; refresh due by 2026-07-16T22:21:54.311Z.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Brasília
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for America/Sao_Paulo, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
Previous 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the previous 5 years.
Next 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the next 5 years.
Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.
Sun and Moon today
Sun and Moon in Brasília
Daily astronomical events for Thursday, 16 July 2026, expressed in America/Sao_Paulo local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Solar noon
- 12:18
- Civil twilight
- 06:16–18:19
Moon
- Moonrise
- 08:33
- Moonset
- 20:25
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 7%
Capital city context
About Brasília, capital of Brazil
Brasília is identified in the reviewed place record as the capital of Brazil. This page combines its live local clock with geographic, time-zone, weather and astronomical context.
- Capital status
- Capital of Brazil
- Administrative area
- Federal District, Brazil
- Population
- 2,207,718
- Coordinates
- 15.7797° S, 47.9297° W. The elevation is 1,136 metres.
Country context
Brazil at a glance
Country information for Brazil. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.
- Capital
- Brasília is the listed capital.
- Country codes
- BR · BRA · 076
- Population
- 209,469,333
- Currency
- Brazilian Real (BRL)
- Calling code
- +55
- Languages
- Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, English, and French
- Time zones represented
- 15 time zones are used by cities in this directory: America/Araguaina, America/Bahia, America/Belem, and America/Boa_Vista, and 11 more.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Brasília
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Brasília. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- CruzeiroFederal District, Brazil1.5 km southwest
America/Sao_PauloSame local time - Sudoeste/OctagonalFederal District, Brazil2.4 km south
America/Sao_PauloSame local time - Plano PilotoFederal District, Brazil5.3 km east
America/Sao_PauloSame local time - GuaráFederal District, Brazil5.6 km southwest
America/Sao_PauloSame local time - Setor Complementar de Indústria e AbastecimentoFederal District, Brazil6.3 km west
America/Sao_PauloSame local time - Lago SulFederal District, Brazil8.8 km southeast
America/Sao_PauloSame local time
Data and methodology
The current time is calculated for America/Sao_Paulo when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 3469058 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.
Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-16T22:06:54.290Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-16T22:06:54.311Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-16T22:06:54.309Z
View calculation details and sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessedPlace and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Complete Sun and Moon Data for One DayUnited States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessedDaily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.
- Weather and Geolocation APIWeatherAPI.com · version Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · accessedCurrent weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.