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The Current Local Date and Time in Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal (PT)

Time Zone Europe/Lisbon

04:05:28

Local Time Date and Timezone

Where is Vila Franca de Xira? (Portugal, PT)

Vila Franca de Xira is a city located in Portugal (PT).
Latitude 38.95525 Longitude -8.98966

Vila Franca de Xira location on the Portugal (PT) map

Information about Vila Franca de Xira

City: Vila Franca de Xira
Country: Portugal (PT)
Latitude: 38.95525
Longitude: -8.98966
Time Zone: Europe/Lisbon

Time zone and UTC offset ofVila Franca de Xira

Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal is in the Europe/Lisbon time zone, which is currently UTC+1. This time zone observes daylight saving time (currently in effect). The next clock change is on October 25, 2026.

Current time difference with other cities

Vila Franca de Xira has the same time as London
Vila Franca de Xira is 5 hours ahead of New York
Vila Franca de Xira is 8 hours ahead of Los Angeles
Vila Franca de Xira is 3 hours behind Dubai
Vila Franca de Xira is 8 hours behind Tokyo
Vila Franca de Xira is 10 hours behind Sydney

Frequently asked questions about time inVila Franca de Xira

What time zone is Vila Franca de Xira in?

Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal is in the Europe/Lisbon time zone (currently UTC+1).

Does Vila Franca de Xira observe daylight saving time?

Yes, the clocks change during the year in this time zone.

What is the time difference between Vila Franca de Xira and New York?

Vila Franca de Xira is 5 hours ahead of New York (the difference can change when either place switches to or from daylight saving time).

What are the coordinates of Vila Franca de Xira?

Vila Franca de Xira is located at latitude 38.95525 and longitude -8.98966.

Sunrise, sunset and moon phase inVila Franca de Xira today

Astronomical data for October 16, 2026 in Vila Franca de Xira, calculated for the Europe/Lisbon time zone. All times are local.

Sun

Sunrise: 07:46
Solar noon: 13:22
Sunset: 18:56
Length of day: 11 h 10 min

Moon

Moon phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 27%
Moon age: about 5.1 days
Moonrise: 13:36
Moonset: 22:33

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City of Vila Franca de Xira

Vila Franca de Xira (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvilɐ ˈfɾɐ̃kɐ ðɨ ˈʃiɾɐ] ), officially the City of Vila Franca de Xira (Portuguese: Cidade de Vila Franca de Xira), is a city and municipality in the Lisbon District in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 137,659, in an area of 318.19 km2. Situated on both banks of the Tagus River, 32 km (20 mi) north-east of the Portuguese capital Lisbon, settlement in the area dates back to Neolithic times, as evidenced by findings in the Cave of Pedra Furada. Vila Franca de Xira is said to have been founded by French followers of Portugal's first king, Afonso Henriques, around 1200. The town is mostly famous for its bull-running festivals in July and October. Bulls are raised in the salty marshlands of the Ribatejo, which is also a notable breeding ground for the Lusitano horse, esteemed for its quick reflexes and maneuverability. A number of brightly coloured Portuguese bullfighting costumes are on display in the ethnographic museum in the town's bullring, the Praça de Toiros (or Touros) Palha Blanco. Notably, the town was the stage for the eponymous Vilafrancada in May of 1823. The Vilafrancada was an insurrection led by prince Miguel I of Portugal, son of King John VI of Portugal, which sought to reestablish an absolutist monarchy in Portugal. This came in response to the Portuguese Constitution of 1822 - the Kingdom's first constitution - which turned Portugal from an absolutist monarchy to a parliamentarian monarchy. The Vilafrancada can be seen as a prelude to the Portuguese Civil War of 1828-34. In 1951, the town benefited from the completion of the Marechal Carmona Bridge. Located almost equidistantly between Lisbon and Santarém, The town provided an ideal place for a road bridge. The bridge was the first to cross the Tagus in the Lisbon region, and remained its only crossing until the inauguration of the 25 de Abril Bridge fifteen years later. As a result, Vilafranca experienced greater traffic and commercial opportunities during this period. Nearby, the town's Misericórdia church features striking 18th-century azulejos (glazed tiles). The town also has a Museum of Neo-Realism. 3 km (1.9 mi) south of Vila Franca de Xira lies the Lezíria Grande Equestrian Centre, where visitors can watch displays of the Lusitano horses. The centre also stages typical bullfighting spectacles in its outdoor bullring. Visitors can ride Lusitano horses and take dressage lessons at the Quinta de São Sebastião, a sprawling estate at Arruda dos Vinhos, 11 km (6.8 mi) west of Vila Franca de Xira. The municipality contains several forts built during the Peninsular War and forming part of the Lines of Torres Vedras. These include the Fort of Subserra on the first line of defence and the Forts of Serra da Aguieira and the Fort of Casa on the second line. Another place of interest, on the left bank, is the Hermitage of Nossa Senhora de Alcamé, which was built so that farmers on the Tagus floodplain would both have somewhere to pray and also somewhere of safety during floods. An annual pilgrimage is held to the hermitage with participants going by boat from the town of Vila Franca de Xira on the right bank. The current mayor is Fernando Paulo Ferreira, elected in 2021 as a member of the Socialist Party.
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