Rio de Janeiro to El Progreso: time difference
El Progreso is 3 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 21:47 9:47 PM El Progreso 18:47 6:47 PM You –:–
21:47 9:47 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:17 · 🌙 18:00
18:47 6:47 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:45 · 🌙 17:29
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−3 h
El Progreso is 3 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and El Progreso 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
🇭🇳 El Progreso
21 9 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro | 🇭🇳 El Progreso |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:47 | 18:47 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Tegucigalpa |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:17 | 05:45 |
| Sunset | 18:00 | 17:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h 43 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 100,810 |
Compare Rio de Janeiro with another city
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Rio de Janeiro and El Progreso: common questions
How many hours behind Rio de Janeiro is El Progreso?
The clocks in El Progreso are 3 hours behind those in Rio de Janeiro (UTC−6 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in El Progreso?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in El Progreso show 6:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in El Progreso?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in El Progreso show 3:00 PM.
When do working hours in Rio de Janeiro and in El Progreso overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, which is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in El Progreso.
Until what time in Rio de Janeiro is it still yesterday in El Progreso?
Before 3:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, the date in El Progreso has not changed yet. From 9:00 PM in El Progreso, it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and El Progreso change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 3 hours all year.
