Rio de Janeiro to Samana: time difference
Samana 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 15:23 3:23 PM Samana 14:23 2:23 PM You –:–
15:23 3:23 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:21 · 🌙 17:57
14:23 2:23 PM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:32 · 🌙 18:15
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−1 h
Samana is 1 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Samana 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
🇩🇴 Samana
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 | 🇩🇴 Samana |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:23 | 14:23 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Atlantic Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Santo Domingo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:21 | 06:32 |
| Sunset | 17:57 | 18:15 |
| Daylight | 12 h 36 min | 11 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 108,179 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Samana: common questions
How far behind Rio de Janeiro is Samana?
Samana is 1 hour behind Rio de Janeiro: UTC−4 against UTC−3.
What time is it in Samana when it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro?
When it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is 8:00 AM in Samana.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Samana?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Samana show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Rio de Janeiro and in Samana overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Samana.
When does the date change in Samana compared with Rio de Janeiro?
The new day starts in Samana later: until 1:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Samana, Rio de Janeiro is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Samana change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
