Rio de Janeiro to Loja: time difference
Loja 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 21:41 9:41 PM Loja 19:41 7:41 PM You –:–
21:41 9:41 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:59
19:41 7:41 PM
Ecuador Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:56 · 🌙 18:09
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−2 h
Loja is 2 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Loja 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
🇪🇨 Loja
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 | 🇪🇨 Loja |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:41 | 19:41 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Ecuador Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Guayaquil |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:19 | 05:56 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 18:09 |
| Daylight | 12 h 40 min | 12 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 180,617 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Loja: common questions
How many hours behind Rio de Janeiro is Loja?
The clocks in Loja are 2 hours behind those in Rio de Janeiro (UTC−5 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Loja?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Loja show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Loja?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Loja show 4:00 PM.
When do working hours in Rio de Janeiro and in Loja 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 Loja.
Until what time in Rio de Janeiro is it still yesterday in Loja?
Before 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, the date in Loja has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Loja, it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Loja the same all year?
Yes. Neither Rio de Janeiro nor Loja switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
