Rio de Janeiro to Groton, CT: time difference
Groton, CT 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
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Rio de Janeiro 19:07 7:07 PM Groton, CT 18:07 6:07 PM You –:–
19:07 7:07 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:17 · 🌙 18:00
18:07 6:07 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:06 · 🌙 18:01
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−1 h
Groton, CT is 1 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Groton, CT 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
🇺🇸 Groton, CT
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 | 🇺🇸 Groton, CT |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:07 | 18:07 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 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 | 05:17 | 07:06 |
| Sunset | 18:00 | 18:01 |
| Daylight | 12 h 43 min | 10 h 55 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 40,115 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Groton, CT: common questions
How many hours behind Rio de Janeiro is Groton, CT?
The clocks in Groton are 1 hour behind those in Rio de Janeiro (UTC−4 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Groton, CT?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Groton show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Groton, CT, at the end of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro ends at 6:00 PM; in Groton it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Rio de Janeiro and Groton, CT, are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Groton), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Rio de Janeiro is it still yesterday in Groton, CT?
Before 1:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, the date in Groton has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Groton, it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time gap between Rio de Janeiro and Groton, CT, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Groton but not in Rio de Janeiro. From November 1, 2026, Groton will be 2 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
