Rio de Janeiro to Chapel Hill, NC: time difference
Chapel Hill, 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 15:39 3:39 PM Chapel Hill, NC 14:39 2:39 PM You –:–
15:39 3:39 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:55
14:39 2:39 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:19 · 🌙 18:49
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−1 h
Chapel Hill, NC is 1 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
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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
🇺🇸 Chapel Hill, 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 | 🇺🇸 Chapel Hill, NC |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:39 | 14:39 |
| 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 | 07:19 |
| Sunset | 17:55 | 18:49 |
| Daylight | 12 h 30 min | 11 h 29 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 61,960 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Chapel Hill, NC: common questions
What is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Chapel Hill, NC?
Chapel Hill is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−4, while Rio de Janeiro is on UTC−3.
What time is it in Chapel Hill, NC, at the start of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro starts at 9:00 AM; in Chapel Hill it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Chapel Hill, NC?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Chapel Hill show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Rio de Janeiro and in Chapel Hill, NC, 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 Chapel Hill.
When does the date change in Chapel Hill, NC, compared with Rio de Janeiro?
The new day starts in Chapel Hill later: until 1:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Chapel Hill, Rio de Janeiro is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Rio de Janeiro and Chapel Hill, NC, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Chapel Hill but not in Rio de Janeiro. From November 1, 2026, Chapel Hill will be 2 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
