Rio de Janeiro to Aiken, SC: time difference
Aiken, SC is 1 h behind Rio de Janeiro. 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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Rio de Janeiro 16:34 4:34 PM Aiken, SC 15:34 3:34 PM You –:–
16:34 4:34 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:59
15:34 3:34 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:34 · 🌙 18:51
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−1 h
Aiken, SC is 1 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Aiken, SC are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro
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
🇺🇸 Aiken, SC
23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro | 🇺🇸 Aiken, SC |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:34 | 15:34 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/New York |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:19 | 07:34 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 18:51 |
| Daylight | 12 h 40 min | 11 h 16 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 28,829 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Aiken, SC: common questions
How far behind Rio de Janeiro is Aiken, SC?
Aiken is 1 hour behind Rio de Janeiro: UTC−4 against UTC−3.
What time is it in Aiken, SC, when it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro?
When it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is 8:00 AM in Aiken.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Aiken, SC?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Aiken show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Rio de Janeiro and in Aiken, SC, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Aiken.
When does the date change in Aiken, SC, compared with Rio de Janeiro?
The new day starts in Aiken later: until 1:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Aiken, Rio de Janeiro is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Aiken, SC, the same all year?
No. Only Aiken switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Aiken will be 2 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
