It is 18:36 on Friday, October 2, 2026 in Managua, Nicaragua. The city runs on UTC-6 (CST), which puts it 3 hours behind Brasília.
Time zone and UTC offset in Managua
Managua follows the America/Managua time zone, abbreviated CST. Right now its offset from Coordinated Universal Time is UTC-6.
Managua does not observe daylight saving time and no clock change is scheduled for the next year. Its offset stays at UTC-6 all year round. Brazil abolished daylight saving time in 2019, so the gap between the two stays fixed at 3 hours. That makes scheduling predictable: a meeting booked for any date of the year at a given Brasília time always lands at the same local time in Managua.
Time difference between Brasília and Managua
To convert, take Brasília time and subtract 3 hours; early in the morning in Brasília it may still be the previous day in Managua. The table uses today's offsets.
Going the other way, local noon in Managua is 15:00 in Brasília, and local midnight is 03:00 in Brasília. Because Managua is behind, its calendar date is still the previous day in the first 3 hours after midnight in Brasília (until 03:00). Keep this in mind for deadlines, flights and anything scheduled around the start or end of a day.
| Brasília (UTC-3) | Managua (UTC-6) |
|---|---|
| 06:00 | 03:00 |
| 09:00 | 06:00 |
| 12:00 | 09:00 |
| 15:00 | 12:00 |
| 18:00 | 15:00 |
| 21:00 | 18:00 |
Best time to call Managua from Brazil
Taking a 9:00 to 18:00 working day on both sides, the shared window runs from 12:00 to 18:00 in Brasília, which is 09:00 to 15:00 in Managua. That leaves 6 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 Managua today
Today the Sun rises in Managua at 05:34 and sets at 17:34 local time, a daylight span of 12h 0min, with solar noon at 11:34. See other places on the sunrise and sunset page.
Where is Managua?
Managua is at 12.15° N, 86.28° W (country: Nicaragua). The country page shows its main reference time and neighbours. Compare more places on world time or in the list of cities.