Brazil
Time now in Aracaju
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 05:37Sunset 05:25Time zone UTC −3
Time zone
America/Maceio
UTC offset
UTC −3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
664,908
Sunrise
05:37
Sunset
05:25
Day length
11h 48m
Coordinates
-10.98, -37.10
Time difference from Aracaju
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Aracaju right now.
Aracaju on the map
About the time in Aracaju
Around 664,908 people live in Aracaju, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Aracaju runs on America/Maceio, which puts the city UTC −3 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
The zone identifier America/Maceio is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Maceio keeps pointing at Maceio time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Aracaju
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Aracaju?
- Aracaju is UTC −3 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What are normal business hours in Aracaju in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Aracaju runs from 12:00–20:00 UTC today.
- Does Aracaju change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Aracaju keeps UTC −3 throughout the year.
- What time is it in Aracaju right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Aracaju, updating every second from America/Maceio (UTC −3).
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