Rio de Janeiro to Augusta, ME: time difference
Augusta, ME 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 18:01 6:01 PM Augusta, ME 17:01 5:01 PM You –:–
18:01 6:01 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:11 · 🌙 18:04
17:01 5:01 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:11 · 🌙 17:36
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−1 h
Augusta, ME is 1 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Augusta, ME 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
🇺🇸 Augusta, ME
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 | 🇺🇸 Augusta, ME |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:01 | 17:01 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 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 | 05:11 | 07:11 |
| Sunset | 18:04 | 17:36 |
| Daylight | 12 h 53 min | 10 h 25 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 194,343 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Augusta, ME: common questions
What is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Augusta, ME?
Augusta is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−4, while Rio de Janeiro is on UTC−3.
What time is it in Augusta, ME, at the start of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro starts at 9:00 AM; in Augusta it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Augusta, ME?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Augusta show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Augusta, ME, from Rio de Janeiro?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Augusta – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Augusta, ME, compared with Rio de Janeiro?
The new day starts in Augusta later: until 1:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Augusta, Rio de Janeiro is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Rio de Janeiro and Augusta, ME, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Augusta but not in Rio de Janeiro. From November 1, 2026, Augusta will be 2 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
