Franklin, TN to Sao Paulo: time difference
Sao Paulo is 2 h ahead of Franklin, TN. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Franklin, TN 16:09 4:09 PM Sao Paulo 18:09 6:09 PM You –:–
16:09 4:09 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:57 · 🌙 18:09
18:09 6:09 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 18:13
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+2 h
Sao Paulo is 2 h ahead of Franklin, TN.
When you, Franklin, TN and Sao Paulo are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇺🇸 Franklin, TN
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
🇧🇷 Sao Paulo
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 | 🇺🇸 Franklin, TN | 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:09 | 18:09 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Daylight Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Franklin, TN | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Chicago | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:57 | 05:32 |
| Sunset | 18:09 | 18:13 |
| Daylight | 11 h 12 min | 12 h 41 min |
| People on this clock | 83,454 | 11,451,999 |
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Franklin, TN and Sao Paulo: common questions
How many hours ahead of Franklin, TN, is Sao Paulo?
The clocks in Sao Paulo are 2 hours ahead of those in Franklin (UTC−3 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Franklin, TN, what time is it in Sao Paulo?
At 9:00 AM in Franklin, clocks in Sao Paulo show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Sao Paulo at the end of the working day in Franklin, TN?
The working day in Franklin ends at 6:00 PM; in Sao Paulo it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Franklin, TN, and in Sao Paulo overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Franklin, which is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo.
From what time in Franklin, TN, is it tomorrow in Sao Paulo?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Franklin, the date in Sao Paulo has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Sao Paulo, it is still the previous day in Franklin.
Is the time difference between Franklin, TN, and Sao Paulo the same all year?
No. Only Franklin switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Sao Paulo will be 3 hours ahead of Franklin.
