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
Watch the current local time in Formosa, Pernambuco, Brazil, running on the America/Recife time zone (−3).
Formosa, Brazil
Saturday, 5 September 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 5:27 AM Solar noon 11:26 AM Sunset 5:26 PM Daylight 11 h 58 min Night 12 h 02 min Civil twilight 5:06 AM – 5:47 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
If you are looking near Formosa, both Ramalho and Riacho Fundo keep the same time.
Formosa operates with 1 postal code.
Formosa belongs to the America/Recife zone, placing local clocks at UTC−3. Summer time adjustment: No.
The sun shows itself over Formosa at 5:27 AM and sets at 5:26 PM today. That is 11 h 58 min of light.
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 5:27 AM.