Rio de Janeiro to Rockville, MD: time difference
Rockville, MD is 1 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 00:59 12:59 AM Rockville, MD 23:59 11:59 PM You –:–
00:59 12:59 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:24 · 🌙 17:56
23:59 11:59 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:15 · 🌙 18:37
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−1 h
Rockville, MD is 1 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Rockville, MD 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
🇺🇸 Rockville, MD
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 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro | 🇺🇸 Rockville, MD |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:59 | 23:59 |
| Local date | Monday, October 12, 2026 | Sunday, October 11, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/New York |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:24 | 07:15 |
| Sunset | 17:56 | 18:37 |
| Daylight | 12 h 32 min | 11 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 67,139 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Rockville, MD: common questions
How far behind Rio de Janeiro is Rockville, MD?
Rockville is 1 hour behind Rio de Janeiro: UTC−4 against UTC−3.
What time is it in Rockville, MD, at the start of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro starts at 9:00 AM; in Rockville it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Rockville, MD?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Rockville show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Rio de Janeiro and Rockville, MD, are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Rockville), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Rockville, MD?
Until 1:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Rockville. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Rockville it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Rockville, MD, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Rockville. From November 1, 2026, Rockville will be 2 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
