El Progreso to Rio de Janeiro: time difference
Rio de Janeiro is 3 h ahead of El Progreso. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+3 h
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El Progreso 16:38 4:38 PM Rio de Janeiro 19:38 7:38 PM You –:–
16:38 4:38 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:45 · 🌙 17:29
19:38 7:38 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:17 · 🌙 18:00
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+3 h
Rio de Janeiro is 3 h ahead of El Progreso.
When you, El Progreso 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
🇭🇳 El Progreso
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
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 2 2 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇭🇳 El Progreso | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:38 | 19:38 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from El Progreso | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Tegucigalpa | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:45 | 05:17 |
| Sunset | 17:29 | 18:00 |
| Daylight | 11 h 44 min | 12 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 100,810 | 6,211,223 |
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El Progreso and Rio de Janeiro: common questions
How many hours ahead of El Progreso is Rio de Janeiro?
The clocks in Rio de Janeiro are 3 hours ahead of those in El Progreso (UTC−3 and UTC−6).
What time is it in Rio de Janeiro when it is 9:00 AM in El Progreso?
When it is 9:00 AM in El Progreso, it is 12:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro.
What time is it in Rio de Janeiro at the end of the working day in El Progreso?
The working day in El Progreso ends at 6:00 PM; in Rio de Janeiro it is 9:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in El Progreso and in Rio de Janeiro overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in El Progreso, which is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro.
From what time in El Progreso is it tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro?
Once it is 9:00 PM in El Progreso, the date in Rio de Janeiro has already changed. Until 3:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is still the previous day in El Progreso.
Does the time difference between El Progreso and Rio de Janeiro change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 3 hours all year.
