Brazil · UTC−3
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Aracaju, Brazil runs on UTC−3. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−3 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 1-hour difference between Aracaju and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 10:00–18:00 in Aracaju lines up with 09:00–17:00 in New York. There is a 4-hour difference between Aracaju and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 5 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–14:00 in Aracaju lines up with 13:00–18:00 in London. There is a 12-hour difference between Aracaju and Tokyo. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Santiago. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Aracaju.
Practical Info
Aracaju (Brazil) is home to roughly 670K people. Today brings about 11.5 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:48, sunset at 17:18. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−3 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 11° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Brazil
Capital
Brasília
Continent
South America
Time Zone
UTC−3 · America/Maceio
Coordinates
10.91°S, 37.07°W
Currency
BRL (R$)
Calling Code
+55
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
Portuguese
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Aracaju was laid out on a grid in 1855, the first planned capital city in Brazil, on marshy ground that had to be drained. Brasília followed the same instinct a century later, with rather more attention.
The clock: Aracaju keeps UTC−3. Its Forró Caju festival each June is among the largest in the northeast.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
3h overlap