Formosa in numbers
- Coordinates
- -8.7833, -36.5833
- Region
- Pernambuco
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 1454 km away
- Same name
- 40 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Formosa, Pernambuco, Brazil
Below you can see what the time is in Formosa, Pernambuco, Brazil now, in the America/Recife zone (−3).
Formosa, Brazil
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC−3 · America/Recife
Local time in Formosa
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Formosa.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:00 AM Solar noon 11:11 AM Sunset 5:23 PM Daylight 12 h 23 min Night 11 h 37 min Civil twilight 4:38 AM – 5:44 PM
Weather in Formosa right now
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Formosa and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 73800-000
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Pernambuco
- Recife 1 653 461
- Jaboatao Dos Guararapes 644 037
- Petrolina 418 444
- Caruaru 402 290
- Olinda 364 717
- Paulista 342 167
Other places named Formosa
- Formosa Formosa, Argentina
- Formosa Goiás, Brazil
- Formosa São Tomé Island, Saint Thomas and Prince
- Formosa Bahia, Brazil
- Formosa Virginia, United States
Same time zone — America/Recife
- Recife Brazil
- Jaboatao Dos Guararapes Brazil
Nearby places
- Ramalho — 1.8 km
- Baixa Do Pau Ferro — 4.1 km
- Riacho Fundo — 4.1 km
- Caetes — 4.5 km
- Belmonte — 5.2 km
- Mata Da Serra — 5.2 km
Local time details for Formosa
Formosa appears under 1 postal code.
Formosa belongs to the America/Recife zone, placing local clocks at UTC−3. Summer time adjustment: No.
Sunrise for Formosa today is set at 5:00 AM, sunset at 5:23 PM. Daylight covers 12 h 23 min.
Set your clock for Formosa and it will also be right in Ramalho and Riacho Fundo.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone determines the local time in Formosa?
- Local time in Formosa is determined by America/Recife, with an offset of −3.
- Do I need to account for daylight saving time in Formosa?
- Daylight saving time in Formosa: No.
- Is there a set time for sunrise in Formosa?
- Today the sun rises at 5:00 AM.