It is 00:03 on Friday, October 30, 2026 in Madrid, Spain. The city runs on UTC+1 (CET), which puts it 4 hours ahead of Brasília.
Time zone and UTC offset in Madrid
Madrid follows the Europe/Madrid time zone, abbreviated CET. Right now its offset from Coordinated Universal Time is UTC+1.
Although Madrid has no regular daylight saving time, the tz database lists a scheduled offset change on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour, taking the offset to UTC+2.
Time difference between Brasília and Madrid
To convert, take Brasília time and add 4 hours; when the sum passes midnight, the date in Madrid is already the next day. The table uses today's offsets.
Going the other way, local noon in Madrid is 08:00 in Brasília, and local midnight is 20:00 (previous day) in Brasília. Because Madrid is ahead, its calendar date is one day later than in Brasília from 20:00 until midnight Brasília time. Keep this in mind for deadlines, flights and anything scheduled around the start or end of a day.
| Brasília (UTC-3) | Madrid (UTC+1) |
|---|---|
| 06:00 | 10:00 |
| 09:00 | 13:00 |
| 12:00 | 16:00 |
| 15:00 | 19:00 |
| 18:00 | 22:00 |
| 21:00 | 01:00 (next day) |
Best time to call Madrid from Brazil
Taking a 9:00 to 18:00 working day on both sides, the shared window runs from 09:00 to 14:00 in Brasília, which is 13:00 to 18:00 in Madrid. That leaves 5 hours of overlap: enough for most meetings, but book early.
For several cities at once, use the meeting planner, or convert any hour with the time zone converter.
Sunrise and sunset in Madrid today
Today the Sun rises in Madrid at 07:42 and sets at 18:14 local time, a daylight span of 10h 32min, with solar noon at 12:58. See other places on the sunrise and sunset page.
Where is Madrid?
Madrid is at 40.40° N, 3.68° W (country: Spain). The country page shows its main reference time and neighbours. Compare more places on world time or in the list of cities.