Current Local Time in Fortaleza
Brazil America/Fortaleza BRT UTC-3 No clock change
08:29:46
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Daytime UTC-3 (-03:00)
Static values shown for ; your browser updates them to the current second.
UTC offset now
UTC-3
Same on every date
Abbreviation
BRT
No seasonal variant
Daylight saving
No clock change
Fortaleza never changes its clocks
IANA time zone
America/Fortaleza
Brazil · South America
Fortaleza time zone
Fortaleza keeps a single offset all year. Local clocks run UTC-3, written BRT, and there is no seasonal adjustment — so the only reason your difference with Fortaleza would change is a clock change where you are.
- IANA time zone
- America/Fortaleza
- Offset in standard time
- UTC-3 (BRT)
- Daylight saving time
- Not observed — no clock change
- Most recent clock change
- None on record in recent years
- Next clock change
- None scheduled — clocks stay as they are
- When it is 12:00 UTC
- 09:00 in January · 09:00 in July
Clock changes in Fortaleza, 2026–2028
Full record for Fortaleza → ten years back and ten forward, with each year's DST window.
No clock change. Fortaleza stays on UTC-3 (BRT) through 2028 under the rules currently published in the IANA time zone database. Governments do sometimes change these rules, so this page is regenerated from the latest database on every build.
Sun and moon in Fortaleza
Computed for -3.7327°, -38.5270° on August 2, 2026.
Sunrise
05:41
Sunset
17:39
Day length
11h 57m
+0m 08s vs yesterday
Solar noon
11:40
Sun at its highest
| Phase | Morning | Evening | Sun's altitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:29 | 18:51 | −18° to −12° |
| Nautical twilight | 04:54 | 18:26 | −12° to −6° |
| Civil twilight | 05:19 | 18:00 | −6° to −0.833° |
| Sunrise / sunset | 05:41 | 17:39 | −0.833° (upper limb at the horizon) |
Across 2026, daylight in Fortaleza runs from about 11h 54m at the shortest day to 12h 20m at the longest.
Moon
Waning gibbous
80% illuminated · 19.1 days into the cycle · waning
- Moonrise
- 20:51
- Moonset
- 08:27
- Next full moon
- Aug 28, 01:19
- Next new moon
- Aug 12, 14:38
Sun and moon figures are computed locally from standard astronomical series (NOAA solar equations and Meeus' lunar terms) — accurate to about a minute at mid latitudes, and less near the poles where the sun crosses the horizon at a shallow angle.
Weather in Fortaleza
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Time difference between Fortaleza and other cities
Differences are computed from each city's own zone rules, so pairs whose clocks change on different dates show more than one value across the year.
| City | Local time | Difference | Across the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York United States | 07:29 | −1h | Varies: −1h / −2h |
| Sao Paulo Brazil | 08:29 | ±0h | Fixed all year |
| London United Kingdom | 12:29 | +4h | Varies: +4h / +3h |
| Tel Aviv Israel | 14:29 | +6h | Varies: +6h / +5h |
| Cairo Egypt | 14:29 | +6h | Varies: +6h / +5h |
| Mumbai India | 16:59 | +8:30h | Fixed all year |
| Sydney Australia | 21:29 | +13h | Varies: +14h / +13h |
| Los Angeles United States | 04:29 | −4h | Varies: −4h / −5h |
Fortaleza at a glance
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- South America
- Coordinates
- 3.7327° S, 38.5270° W
- IANA time zone
- America/Fortaleza
- Currency
- BRL
- Language
- Portuguese
- Usual clock notation
- 24-hour
Only fields we can source are listed; nothing on this page is estimated. Sources are in data sources .
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What time is it in Fortaleza right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Fortaleza, Brazil, updated every second from your device's clock and converted with the America/Fortaleza time zone rules. Fortaleza currently runs at UTC-3 (BRT) all year round.
What time zone is Fortaleza in?
The IANA identifier for Fortaleza is America/Fortaleza. Its abbreviation is BRT all year.
What is the UTC offset in Fortaleza?
Fortaleza stays at UTC-3 throughout the year. Its clocks never move, so the offset shown here is the offset on every date.
Does Fortaleza observe daylight saving time?
No. Fortaleza does not use daylight saving time — there is no clock change in 2026, so UTC-3 applies on every date. Differences with cities that do change their clocks still move twice a year, because the other city shifts.
What is the time difference between Fortaleza and New York?
For most of 2026, New York is 1 hour behind Fortaleza. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 2 hours (New York behind Fortaleza) from December 31 – March 8 and November 1 – December 31.
What is the time difference between Fortaleza and Sao Paulo?
Fortaleza and Sao Paulo sit in different time zones (America/Fortaleza and America/Sao_Paulo) but read the same clock all year, because their offsets happen to match.
What is the time difference between Fortaleza and London?
For most of 2026, London is 4 hours ahead of Fortaleza. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 3 hours (London ahead of Fortaleza) from December 31 – March 28 and October 24 – December 31.
How long is the day in Fortaleza?
Day length in Fortaleza ranges from about 11h 54m at the shortest day of 2026 to about 12h 20m at the longest. The sunrise and sunset section on this page shows today's figures for latitude -3.73°, longitude -38.53°.