Cartagena to Rio de Janeiro: time difference
Rio de Janeiro is 2 h ahead of Cartagena. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Cartagena 07:33 7:33 AM Rio de Janeiro 09:33 9:33 AM You –:–
07:33 7:33 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:52 · 🌙 17:45
09:33 9:33 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:58
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+2 h
Rio de Janeiro is 2 h ahead of Cartagena.
When you, Cartagena 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
🇨🇴 Cartagena
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
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 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇴 Cartagena | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:33 | 09:33 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Cartagena | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:52 | 05:19 |
| Sunset | 17:45 | 17:58 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 12 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 1,028,736 | 6,211,223 |
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Cartagena and Rio de Janeiro: common questions
How far ahead of Cartagena is Rio de Janeiro?
Rio de Janeiro is 2 hours ahead of Cartagena: UTC−3 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cartagena, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 9:00 AM in Cartagena, clocks in Rio de Janeiro show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Rio de Janeiro at the end of the working day in Cartagena?
The working day in Cartagena ends at 6:00 PM; in Rio de Janeiro it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Rio de Janeiro from Cartagena?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Cartagena – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Cartagena is it tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Cartagena, the date in Rio de Janeiro has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is still the previous day in Cartagena.
Does the time difference between Cartagena and Rio de Janeiro change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
