Cruzeiro in numbers
- Coordinates
- -22.3065, -42.9602
- Region
- Rio de Janeiro
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 891 km away
- Same name
- 45 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Cruzeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The time in Cruzeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at this very moment is shown below, in the America/Sao_Paulo zone (−3).
Cruzeiro, Brazil
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−3 · America/Sao_Paulo
Local time in Cruzeiro
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Cruzeiro.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:09 AM Solar noon 11:37 AM Sunset 6:04 PM Daylight 12 h 55 min Night 11 h 05 min Civil twilight 4:46 AM – 6:27 PM
Weather in Cruzeiro right now
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Cruzeiro and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 12700-000
- 70640-000
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 Rio de Janeiro
- Rio de Janeiro 6 747 815
- Duque De Caxias 866 347
- Nova Iguacu 843 046
- Belford Roxo 518 384
- Niteroi 515 317
- Campos Dos Goytacazes 483 540
Other places named Cruzeiro
- Cruzeiro São Paulo, Brazil
- Cruzeiro Federal District, Brazil
- Cruzeiro Acre, Brazil
- Cruzeiro Amazonas, Brazil
- Cruzeiro Ceará, Brazil
Same time zone — America/Sao_Paulo
- Sao Paulo Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Belo Horizonte Brazil
- Brasilia Brazil
- Curitiba Brazil
- Goiania Brazil
Nearby places
- Cruzeiro — 1.9 km
- Pessegueiros — 2.1 km
- Engano — 3.3 km
- Bacia — 3.4 km
- Rincao Gaucho — 3.6 km
- Biquinha — 3.7 km
Cruzeiro: clock, sun and surroundings
2 postal codes cover the territory of Cruzeiro.
The time zone in effect for Cruzeiro is America/Sao_Paulo, at UTC−3. Daylight saving time observed: No.
Sunrise arrives in Cruzeiro at 5:09 AM today and the sun goes down at 6:04 PM. That gives the day 12 h 55 min of light.
If you are looking near Cruzeiro, both Cruzeiro and Pessegueiros keep the same time.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone designation is used for Cruzeiro?
- The designation used for Cruzeiro is America/Sao_Paulo, with an offset of −3.
- Are time changes for daylight saving made in Cruzeiro?
- No.
- What time does the sun set in Cruzeiro?
- The sun sets in Cruzeiro at 6:04 PM.