Cartago to Rio de Janeiro: time difference
Rio de Janeiro is 2 h ahead of Cartago. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
19
- Brasilia Standard Time
- UTC-3
- Golden hour
☀️ 05:21 · 🌙 17:57 · 12 h 36 min
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cartago 03:59 3:59 AM Rio de Janeiro 05:59 5:59 AM You –:–
03:59 3:59 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:51
05:59 5:59 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:21 · 🌙 17:57
·
+2 h
Rio de Janeiro is 2 h ahead of Cartago.
When you, Cartago and Rio de Janeiro are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇨🇴 Cartago
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 | 🇨🇴 Cartago | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:59 | 05:59 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Cartago | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:50 | 05:21 |
| Sunset | 17:51 | 17:57 |
| Daylight | 12 h 1 min | 12 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 135,365 | 6,211,223 |
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Cartago and Rio de Janeiro: common questions
How many hours ahead of Cartago is Rio de Janeiro?
The clocks in Rio de Janeiro are 2 hours ahead of those in Cartago (UTC−3 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Cartago, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 9:00 AM in Cartago, clocks in Rio de Janeiro show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Rio de Janeiro when it is 6:00 PM in Cartago?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cartago, it is 8:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro.
When do working hours in Cartago and in Rio de Janeiro overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Cartago, which is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro.
From what time in Cartago is it tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Cartago, the date in Rio de Janeiro has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is still the previous day in Cartago.
Is the time difference between Cartago and Rio de Janeiro the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cartago nor Rio de Janeiro switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
