Rio de Janeiro to Puerto Armuelles: time difference
Puerto Armuelles 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 15:04 3:04 PM Puerto Armuelles 13:04 1:04 PM You –:–
15:04 3:04 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:18 · 🌙 17:59
13:04 1:04 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 18:15
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−2 h
Puerto Armuelles is 2 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Puerto Armuelles 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
🇵🇦 Puerto Armuelles
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 | 🇵🇦 Puerto Armuelles |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:04 | 13:04 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Panama |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:18 | 06:20 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 18:15 |
| Daylight | 12 h 41 min | 11 h 55 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 20,455 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Puerto Armuelles: common questions
How many hours behind Rio de Janeiro is Puerto Armuelles?
The clocks in Puerto Armuelles 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 Puerto Armuelles?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Puerto Armuelles show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Puerto Armuelles at the end of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro ends at 6:00 PM; in Puerto Armuelles it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Rio de Janeiro and in Puerto Armuelles 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 Puerto Armuelles.
When does the date change in Puerto Armuelles compared with Rio de Janeiro?
The new day starts in Puerto Armuelles later: until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Puerto Armuelles, Rio de Janeiro is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Puerto Armuelles change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
