Rio de Janeiro to Cape Carteret, NC: time difference
Cape Carteret, NC 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.
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Rio de Janeiro 16:01 4:01 PM Cape Carteret, NC 15:01 3:01 PM You –:–
16:01 4:01 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:55
15:01 3:01 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:10 · 🌙 18:41
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−1 h
Cape Carteret, NC is 1 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Cape Carteret, NC 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
🇺🇸 Cape Carteret, NC
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 | 🇺🇸 Cape Carteret, NC |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:01 | 15:01 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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 | 05:26 | 07:10 |
| Sunset | 17:55 | 18:41 |
| Daylight | 12 h 30 min | 11 h 31 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 2,000 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Cape Carteret, NC: common questions
How far behind Rio de Janeiro is Cape Carteret, NC?
Cape Carteret is 1 hour behind Rio de Janeiro: UTC−4 against UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Cape Carteret, NC?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Cape Carteret show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Cape Carteret, NC, when it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro?
When it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, it is 5:00 PM in Cape Carteret.
When is a good time to call Cape Carteret, NC, 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 Cape Carteret – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Cape Carteret, NC, compared with Rio de Janeiro?
The new day starts in Cape Carteret later: until 1:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Cape Carteret, Rio de Janeiro is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Cape Carteret, NC, the same all year?
No. Only Cape Carteret switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Cape Carteret will be 2 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
