Rio de Janeiro to El Viejo: time difference
El Viejo 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 22:09 10:09 PM El Viejo 19:09 7:09 PM You –:–
22:09 10:09 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:58
19:09 7:09 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:40 · 🌙 17:30
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−3 h
El Viejo is 3 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and El Viejo 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 Viejo
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 Viejo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:09 | 19:09 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 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/Managua |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:19 | 05:40 |
| Sunset | 17:58 | 17:30 |
| Daylight | 12 h 39 min | 11 h 50 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 33,607 |
Compare Rio de Janeiro with another city
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Rio de Janeiro and El Viejo: common questions
How many hours behind Rio de Janeiro is El Viejo?
The clocks in El Viejo are 3 hours behind those in Rio de Janeiro (UTC−6 and UTC−3).
What time is it in El Viejo when it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro?
When it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is 6:00 AM in El Viejo.
What time is it in El Viejo at the end of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro ends at 6:00 PM; in El Viejo it is 3:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Rio de Janeiro and El Viejo are at work?
Yes: from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in El Viejo), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in El Viejo?
Until 3:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in El Viejo. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in El Viejo it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time gap between Rio de Janeiro and El Viejo change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Rio de Janeiro nor in El Viejo, so the gap is 3 hours all year round.
