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Current local time in Ponta Delgada

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1 October 2026ThursdayThursday, 1 October 2026
Calling Code +351
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01:00+1h
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Germany
02:00+2h
Dubai
UAE
04:00+4hBecomes +5h on 25 Oct
Tokyo
Japan
09:00+9hBecomes +10h on 25 Oct
Sydney
Australia
10:00+10hBecomes +11h on 4 Oct
New York
United States
20:00Wed−4hBecomes −3h on 24 Oct
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17:00Wed−7hBecomes −6h on 24 Oct
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Sun & moon in Ponta Delgada today

Sunrise
07:37
Sunset
19:28
Daylight
11.8hrs
Next full moon
26 Oct
Hunter's Moon

Annual daylight in Ponta Delgada

J9.8 hrsF10.8 hrsM11.9 hrsA13.1 hrsM14.2 hrsJ14.8 hrsJ14.5 hrsA13.7 hrsS12.5 hrsO11.3 hrsN10.2 hrsD9.6 hrs

Working hours in Ponta Delgada

9h overlap

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Time zone guide for Ponta Delgada

Ponta Delgada, Portugal runs on UTC+0. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−1 in winter, UTC+0 in summer. Next change: 25 Oct. The time difference between Ponta Delgada and New York is 4 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 5 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 13:00–18:00 in Ponta Delgada lines up with 09:00–14:00 in New York. The time difference between Ponta Delgada and London is 1 hour. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–17:00 in Ponta Delgada lines up with 10:00–18:00 in London. The time difference between Ponta Delgada and Tokyo is 9 hours. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Ponta Delgada.

Practical information for Ponta Delgada

Ponta Delgada (Portugal) is home to roughly 68K people. Today brings about 11.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 07:37, sunset at 19:28. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−1 in winter, UTC+0 in summer. Next change: 25 Oct. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 38° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

Flag

Portugal

Portugal

Capital

Lisbon

Continent

Europe

Time Zone

UTC+0 · Atlantic/Azores

Coordinates

37.74°N, 25.67°W

Currency

EUR (€)

Calling Code

+351

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

Portuguese

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

Islands 1,400 Kilometres From Anywhere

The Azores sit roughly 1,400 kilometres from mainland Portugal, in the middle of the Atlantic where three tectonic plates meet. The archipelago's Mount Pico, at 2,351 metres, is Portugal's highest point.

The clock: the Azores keep UTC−1, an hour behind mainland Portugal — the only part of the EU on that offset, and Europe's westernmost land.

The sun and the clock in Ponta Delgada (2026)

Solar noon12:43on UTC−1 standard time
Longest day14h 47m22 June
Shortest day9h 33m22 December
Yearly average12h 12mof daylight a day
Earliest sunrise06:2014 June
Latest sunset21:0830 June

Ponta Delgada lies at 25.7°W. Its time zone, UTC−1, is built around the 15°W meridian. The 10.7° gap between them means the clock runs roughly 43 minutes ahead of the sun: solar noon arrives at about 12:43 rather than 12:00. Under daylight saving the clocks move 60 minutes forward, widening the gap to 103 minutes and pushing solar noon to 13:43.

The longest day of 2026 is 22 June, with 14h 47m of daylight. The shortest is 22 December, with 9h 33m. The swing between them is 5h 14m. This is the latitude band where the difference between summer and winter evenings is most obvious.

The earliest sunrise and the latest sunset do not land on the longest day. In Ponta Delgada the sun comes up earliest on 14 June at 06:20, while the latest sunset waits until 30 June at 21:08. The equation of time is what separates them: the Earth's elliptical orbit and axial tilt move solar noon back and forth by several minutes over the year.

The sky stays usably light for a while after the sun goes down. In Ponta Delgada that civil twilight runs about 26 minutes at the equinox, stretching to 31 minutes at the solstice.

Every figure in this section is computed from the city's own latitude, longitude and IANA time zone using NOAA solar algorithms (Spencer, 1971), accurate to about ±2 arcminutes below 65° latitude.

Frequently asked questions

What is the current time and timezone in Ponta Delgada?

The official timezone for Ponta Delgada, Portugal is Atlantic/Azores with a current UTC offset of UTC+0.

What is the population and location of Ponta Delgada?

Ponta Delgada has an estimated population of 68K and is located at coordinates 37.74°N, 25.67°W.

How many hours of daylight does Ponta Delgada get?

Ponta Delgada gets 14h 47m of daylight on its longest day and 9h 33m on its shortest, averaging 12h 12m a day across the year.

What time is solar noon in Ponta Delgada?

Solar noon in Ponta Delgada falls at about 12:43 on UTC−1 standard time, because the city sits 10.7° from the meridian its zone is built on.

What is an interesting fact or statistic about Ponta Delgada?

Islands 1,400 Kilometres From Anywhere: The Azores sit roughly 1,400 kilometres from mainland Portugal, in the middle of the Atlantic where three tectonic plates meet. The archipelago's Mount Pico, at 2,351 metres, is Portugal's highest point.