Brazil
Time now in Mataraca
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 05:25Sunset 05:21Time zone UTC −3
Time zone
America/Recife
UTC offset
UTC −3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
7,404
Sunrise
05:25
Sunset
05:21
Day length
11h 56m
Coordinates
-6.55, -35.04
Time difference from Mataraca
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Mataraca right now.
Mataraca on the map
About the time in Mataraca
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Mataraca day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 12:00–20:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Mataraca runs on America/Recife, 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.
Clocks in Mataraca stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC −3 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Brazil.
Frequently asked questions about time in Mataraca
- What time is it in Mataraca right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Mataraca, updating every second from America/Recife (UTC −3).
- Which time zone is Mataraca in?
- Mataraca uses America/Recife, currently UTC −3.
- Does Mataraca change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Mataraca keeps UTC −3 throughout the year.
- When do the sun rise and set in Mataraca today?
- Sunrise is at 05:25 and sunset at 05:21, giving 11h 56m of daylight.
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