Rio de Janeiro to Halifax: time difference
Halifax 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 10:08 10:08 AM Halifax 09:08 9:08 AM You –:–
10:08 10:08 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:06 · 🌙 18:09
09:08 9:08 AM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:59 · 🌙 16:58
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−1 h
Halifax is 1 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Halifax 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
🇨🇦 Halifax
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 | 🇨🇦 Halifax |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:08 | 09:08 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Atlantic Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Halifax |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-3, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:06 | 06:59 |
| Sunset | 18:09 | 16:58 |
| Daylight | 13 h 3 min | 9 h 59 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 403,131 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Halifax: common questions
How many hours behind Rio de Janeiro is Halifax?
The clocks in Halifax are 1 hour behind those in Rio de Janeiro (UTC−4 and UTC−3).
What time is it in Halifax at the start of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro starts at 9:00 AM; in Halifax it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Halifax?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Halifax show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Rio de Janeiro and Halifax are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Halifax), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Halifax?
Until 1:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Halifax. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Halifax it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Halifax the same all year?
No. Only Halifax switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, Halifax and Rio de Janeiro will have the same time.
