Lubbock, TX to Rio de Janeiro: time difference
Rio de Janeiro is 2 h ahead of Lubbock, TX. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
26
- Brasilia Standard Time
- UTC-3
- Golden hour
☀️ 05:17 · 🌙 18:00 · 12 h 43 min
+2 h
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Lubbock, TX 15:25 3:25 PM Rio de Janeiro 17:25 5:25 PM You –:–
15:25 3:25 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:57 · 🌙 19:09
17:25 5:25 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:17 · 🌙 18:00
·
+2 h
Rio de Janeiro is 2 h ahead of Lubbock, TX.
When you, Lubbock, TX 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
🇺🇸 Lubbock, TX
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 | 🇺🇸 Lubbock, TX | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:25 | 17:25 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Daylight Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Lubbock, TX | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Chicago | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:57 | 05:17 |
| Sunset | 19:09 | 18:00 |
| Daylight | 11 h 12 min | 12 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 257,141 | 6,211,223 |
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Lubbock, TX and Rio de Janeiro: common questions
How far ahead of Lubbock, TX, is Rio de Janeiro?
Rio de Janeiro is 2 hours ahead of Lubbock: UTC−3 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Lubbock, TX, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 9:00 AM in Lubbock, clocks in Rio de Janeiro show 11:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Lubbock, TX, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 6:00 PM in Lubbock, clocks in Rio de Janeiro show 8:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Lubbock, TX, and Rio de Janeiro are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Lubbock (11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Rio de Janeiro compared with Lubbock, TX?
The new day starts in Rio de Janeiro earlier: at 10:00 PM in Lubbock it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, Lubbock is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Lubbock, TX, and Rio de Janeiro the same all year?
No. Only Lubbock switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Rio de Janeiro will be 3 hours ahead of Lubbock.
