Rio de Janeiro to Des Moines, IA: time difference
Des Moines, IA is 2 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 09:35 9:35 AM Des Moines, IA 07:35 7:35 AM You –:–
09:35 9:35 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:15 · 🌙 18:01
07:35 7:35 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:26
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−2 h
Des Moines, IA is 2 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Des Moines, IA are all at the desk
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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
🇺🇸 Des Moines, IA
22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro | 🇺🇸 Des Moines, IA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:35 | 07:35 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Thursday, October 22, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:15 | 07:37 |
| Sunset | 18:01 | 18:26 |
| Daylight | 12 h 45 min | 10 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 214,133 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Des Moines, IA: common questions
How far behind Rio de Janeiro is Des Moines, IA?
Des Moines is 2 hours behind Rio de Janeiro: UTC−5 against UTC−3.
What time is it in Des Moines, IA, at the start of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro starts at 9:00 AM; in Des Moines it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Des Moines, IA?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Des Moines show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Des Moines, IA, from Rio de Janeiro?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Des Moines – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Rio de Janeiro is it still yesterday in Des Moines, IA?
Before 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, the date in Des Moines has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Des Moines, it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Des Moines, IA, the same all year?
No. Only Des Moines switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Des Moines will be 3 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
