Rio de Janeiro to Joliet, IL: time difference
Joliet, IL 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.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Rio de Janeiro 01:43 1:43 AM Joliet, IL 23:43 11:43 PM You –:–
01:43 1:43 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:15 · 🌙 18:01
23:43 11:43 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:12 · 🌙 18:04
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−2 h
Joliet, IL is 2 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Joliet, IL 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
🇺🇸 Joliet, IL
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 | 🇺🇸 Joliet, IL |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:43 | 23:43 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 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 | 05:15 | 07:12 |
| Sunset | 18:01 | 18:04 |
| Daylight | 12 h 45 min | 10 h 52 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 150,362 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Joliet, IL: common questions
How many hours behind Rio de Janeiro is Joliet, IL?
The clocks in Joliet are 2 hours behind those in Rio de Janeiro (UTC−5 and UTC−3).
What time is it in Joliet, IL, at the start of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro starts at 9:00 AM; in Joliet it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Joliet, IL?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Joliet show 4:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Rio de Janeiro and Joliet, IL, are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Joliet), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Joliet, IL?
Until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Joliet. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Joliet it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Joliet, IL, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Joliet. From November 1, 2026, Joliet will be 3 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
