Candelaria to Rio de Janeiro: time difference
Rio de Janeiro is 1 h ahead of Candelaria. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Candelaria 09:53 9:53 AM Rio de Janeiro 10:53 10:53 AM You –:–
09:53 9:53 AM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:24 · 🌙 17:56
10:53 10:53 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:11 · 🌙 18:04
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+1 h
Rio de Janeiro is 1 h ahead of Candelaria.
When you, Candelaria and Rio de Janeiro are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇵🇷 Candelaria
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro
1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇷 Candelaria | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:53 | 10:53 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | Atlantic Standard Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Candelaria | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Puerto Rico | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:24 | 05:11 |
| Sunset | 17:56 | 18:04 |
| Daylight | 11 h 32 min | 12 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 17,631 | 6,211,223 |
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Candelaria and Rio de Janeiro: common questions
How far ahead of Candelaria is Rio de Janeiro?
Rio de Janeiro is 1 hour ahead of Candelaria: UTC−3 against UTC−4.
If it is 9:00 AM in Candelaria, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 9:00 AM in Candelaria, clocks in Rio de Janeiro show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Rio de Janeiro at the end of the working day in Candelaria?
The working day in Candelaria ends at 6:00 PM; in Rio de Janeiro it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Rio de Janeiro from Candelaria?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Candelaria – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Rio de Janeiro compared with Candelaria?
The new day starts in Rio de Janeiro earlier: at 11:00 PM in Candelaria it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, Candelaria is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Candelaria and Rio de Janeiro change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Candelaria nor in Rio de Janeiro, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
