Time in Ceará, Brazil
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
What time is it in Ceará? It is on Wednesday, 4 November 2026.
Next public holiday in Brazil: Republic Proclamation Day, Sunday, 15 November (in 11 days) · All holidays
Ceará time zone
- Time zone
- Brasilia Standard Time
- UTC offset
- UTC-3
- IANA time zone
- America/Fortaleza
- Week number
- 45
Daylight saving time in Ceará
Ceará does not observe daylight saving time. The time is UTC-3 all year round. The last time change was in 2002.
Sunrise and sunset in Fortaleza today
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Solar noon
- 11:17
- Golden hour
- 04:57–05:38 and 16:57–17:38
- Day length
- 12 h 15 min (12 s longer than yesterday)
- Twilight
- 04:48–05:10 and 17:25–17:46
- Next solar eclipse
- Partial solar eclipse, 6 February 202752% of the Sun covered, maximum at 14:21
Moon in Fortaleza today
Waning crescent
Illumination: 24%
- Moonrise
- 01:31
- Moonset
- 13:50
- Next full moon
- Tuesday, 24 November 2026, 11:53
- Next new moon
- Monday, 9 November 2026, 04:02
- Next lunar eclipse
- Partial lunar eclipse, 12 January 2028Maximum at 01:13
About Ceará
Ceará uses Brasilia Standard Time (UTC-3). The administrative centre is Fortaleza. Here you can find the exact time in 187 places in Ceará.
- Administrative centre
- Fortaleza
- Time zones
- 1
- Places on this site
- 187
Largest cities in Ceará
All places in Ceará A–Z
Page 1 of 2
- Abaiara
- Acarape
- Acaraú
- Acopiara
- Aiuaba
- Alcântaras
- Altaneira
- Alto Santo
- Amontada
- Antonina do Norte
- Apuiarés
- Aquiraz
- Aracati
- Aracoiaba
- Ararendá
- Araripe
- Aratuba
- Arneiroz
- Assaré
- Aurora
- Baixio
- Banabuiú
- Barbalha
- Barreira
- Barro Barro
- Barro Lavras da Mangabeira
- Barroquinha
- Baturité
- Beberibe
- Bela Cruz
- Boa Viagem
- Brejo Santo
- Camocim
- Campos Sales
- Canindé
- Capistrano
- Caridade
- Cariré
- Caririaçu
- Cariús
- Carnaubal
- Cascavel
- Catarina
- Catunda
- Caucaia
- Cedro
- Chaval
- Choró
- Chorozinho
- Coreaú
- Crateús
- Crato
- Croatá
- Cruz
- Deputado Irapuan Pinheiro
- Ereré
- Eusébio
- Farias Brito
- Forquilha
- Fortaleza
- Fortim
- Frecheirinha
- General Sampaio
- Graça
- Granja
- Groaíras
- Guaiúba
- Guaraciaba do Norte
- Guaramiranga
- Hidrolândia
- Horizonte
- Ibaretama
- Ibiapina
- Ibicuitinga
- Icapuí
- Icó
- Iguatu
- Independência
- Ipaporanga
- Ipaumirim
- Ipu
- Ipueiras
- Iracema
- Irauçuba
- Itaiçaba
- Itaitinga
- Itapagé
- Itapipoca
- Itapiúna
- Itarema
- Itatira
- Jaguaretama
- Jaguaribara
- Jaguaribe
- Jaguaruana
- Jardim Jardim
- Jardim Paracuru
- Jati
- Jijoca de Jericoacoara
- Juá dos Vieiras
Time in major world cities
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Ceará in?
Ceará uses Brasilia Standard Time (America/Fortaleza), UTC-3.
Does Ceará observe daylight saving time?
No. Ceará stays on UTC-3 all year round.
What is UTC?
UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) is the world's time standard. Every time zone is defined by its difference from UTC: UTC+2, for example, is 2 hours ahead of it, and UTC-5 is 5 hours behind. UTC does not change for daylight saving time and in practice matches Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Ceará is currently on UTC-3.