Rio de Janeiro to Germantown, MD: time difference
Germantown, MD 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.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Rio de Janeiro 08:31 8:31 AM Germantown, MD 07:31 7:31 AM You –:–
08:31 8:31 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:59
07:31 7:31 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:22 · 🌙 18:27
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−1 h
Germantown, MD is 1 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Germantown, MD 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
🇺🇸 Germantown, MD
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 | 🇺🇸 Germantown, MD |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:31 | 07:31 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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 | 05:19 | 07:22 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 18:27 |
| Daylight | 12 h 40 min | 11 h 5 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 86,395 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Germantown, MD: common questions
How many hours behind Rio de Janeiro is Germantown, MD?
The clocks in Germantown are 1 hour behind those in Rio de Janeiro (UTC−4 and UTC−3).
What time is it in Germantown, MD, at the start of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro starts at 9:00 AM; in Germantown it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Germantown, MD?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Germantown show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Rio de Janeiro and Germantown, MD, are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Germantown), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Germantown, MD?
Until 1:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Germantown. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Germantown it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Germantown, MD, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Germantown. From November 1, 2026, Germantown will be 2 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
