🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
07
- Brasilia Standard Time
- UTC-3
- Golden hour
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:55 · 12 h 30 min
Rio de Janeiro to Memphis, TN: time difference
Memphis, TN 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 05:45 5:45 AM Memphis, TN 03:45 3:45 AM You –:–
05:45 5:45 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:55
03:45 3:45 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:03 · 🌙 18:33
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−2 h
Memphis, TN is 2 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Memphis, TN 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
🇺🇸 Memphis, TN
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 | 🇺🇸 Memphis, TN |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:45 | 03:45 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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 | 05:26 | 07:03 |
| Sunset | 17:55 | 18:33 |
| Daylight | 12 h 30 min | 11 h 30 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 633,104 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Memphis, TN: common questions
What is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Memphis, TN?
Memphis is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Rio de Janeiro is on UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Memphis, TN?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Memphis show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Memphis, TN?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Memphis show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Memphis, TN, from Rio de Janeiro?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Memphis – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Memphis, TN, compared with Rio de Janeiro?
The new day starts in Memphis later: until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Memphis, Rio de Janeiro is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Memphis, TN, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Memphis. From November 1, 2026, Memphis will be 3 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
