Rio de Janeiro to Rivas: time difference
Rivas is 3 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 21:11 9:11 PM Rivas 18:11 6:11 PM You –:–
21:11 9:11 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:11 · 🌙 18:04
18:11 6:11 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:35 · 🌙 17:20
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−3 h
Rivas is 3 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Rivas 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
🇳🇮 Rivas
21 9 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro | 🇳🇮 Rivas |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:11 | 18:11 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Managua |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:11 | 05:35 |
| Sunset | 18:04 | 17:20 |
| Daylight | 12 h 53 min | 11 h 46 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 53,208 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Rivas: common questions
How many hours behind Rio de Janeiro is Rivas?
The clocks in Rivas are 3 hours behind those in Rio de Janeiro (UTC−6 and UTC−3).
What time is it in Rivas when it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro?
When it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is 6:00 AM in Rivas.
What time is it in Rivas when it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro?
When it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, it is 3:00 PM in Rivas.
When is a good time to call Rivas from Rio de Janeiro?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Rivas – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Rio de Janeiro is it still yesterday in Rivas?
Before 3:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, the date in Rivas has not changed yet. From 9:00 PM in Rivas, it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Rivas change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 3 hours all year.
