It is 22:50 on Thursday, October 29, 2026 in Longyearbyen, Svalbard & Jan Mayen. The city runs on UTC+1 (CET), which puts it 4 hours ahead of Brasília.
Time zone and UTC offset in Longyearbyen
Longyearbyen follows the Arctic/Longyearbyen time zone, abbreviated CET. Right now its offset from Coordinated Universal Time is UTC+1.
Although Longyearbyen 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 Longyearbyen
To convert, take Brasília time and add 4 hours; when the sum passes midnight, the date in Longyearbyen is already the next day. The table uses today's offsets.
Going the other way, local noon in Longyearbyen is 08:00 in Brasília, and local midnight is 20:00 (previous day) in Brasília. Because Longyearbyen 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) | Longyearbyen (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 Longyearbyen 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 Longyearbyen. 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 Longyearbyen today
At 78.00° N, the Sun does not rise today: this is the polar night season.
Where is Longyearbyen?
Longyearbyen is at 78.00° N, 16.00° E (country: Svalbard & Jan Mayen). Compare more places on world time or in the list of cities.