Brasília is located in Brazil and uses the America/Sao_Paulo timezone, currently GMT-3 from UTC. Brasília does not observe daylight saving time. Sunrise is at 05:49 and sunset at 18:29 local time. The coordinates of Brasília are 15.80°S, 47.89°W.

Today Brasília gets 12 hours 40 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 12:09, about 9 minutes after clock noon.

Right now Brasília shares its GMT-3 offset with Halifax, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Montevideo. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Brasília in?›

Brasília is in the America/Sao_Paulo timezone, currently GMT-3 from UTC.

Does Brasília observe daylight saving time?›

No. Brasília does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset is always GMT-3.

What is the UTC offset for Brasília?›

Brasília is currently GMT-3 from UTC (GMT-3).

Times on this page were calculated on 11 September 2026.