Rio de Janeiro to Santa Cruz: time difference
Santa Cruz 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
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Rio de Janeiro 00:23 12:23 AM Santa Cruz 23:23 11:23 PM You –:–
00:23 12:23 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:18 · 🌙 17:59
23:23 11:23 PM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 18:21
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−1 h
Santa Cruz is 1 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Santa Cruz 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
🇦🇼 Santa Cruz
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 | 🇦🇼 Santa Cruz |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:23 | 23:23 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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/Aruba |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:18 | 06:31 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 18:21 |
| Daylight | 12 h 41 min | 11 h 50 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 15,236 |
Compare Rio de Janeiro with another city
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Rio de Janeiro and Santa Cruz: common questions
How far behind Rio de Janeiro is Santa Cruz?
Santa Cruz is 1 hour behind Rio de Janeiro: UTC−4 against UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Santa Cruz?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Santa Cruz show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Santa Cruz?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Santa Cruz show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Santa Cruz from Rio de Janeiro?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Santa Cruz – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Santa Cruz?
Until 1:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Santa Cruz. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Santa Cruz it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time gap between Rio de Janeiro and Santa Cruz change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Rio de Janeiro nor in Santa Cruz, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
