Rio de Janeiro to Franklin, TN: time difference
Franklin, TN 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 19:34 7:34 PM Franklin, TN 17:34 5:34 PM You –:–
19:34 7:34 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:59
17:34 5:34 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:57 · 🌙 18:09
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−2 h
Franklin, TN is 2 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Franklin, TN 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
🇺🇸 Franklin, TN
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 | 🇺🇸 Franklin, TN |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:34 | 17:34 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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 | 05:19 | 06:57 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 18:09 |
| Daylight | 12 h 40 min | 11 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 83,454 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Franklin, TN: common questions
What is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Franklin, TN?
Franklin is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Rio de Janeiro is on UTC−3.
What time is it in Franklin, TN, when it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro?
When it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is 7:00 AM in Franklin.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Franklin, TN?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Franklin show 4:00 PM.
When do working hours in Rio de Janeiro and in Franklin, TN, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Franklin.
When is it still the previous day in Franklin, TN?
Until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Franklin. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Franklin it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Franklin, TN, the same all year?
No. Only Franklin switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Franklin will be 3 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
