🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Brasilia Standard Time
- UTC-3
- Golden hour
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:59 · 12 h 40 min
Rio de Janeiro to Santa Marta: time difference
Santa Marta 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.
−2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Rio de Janeiro 06:10 6:10 AM Santa Marta 04:10 4:10 AM You –:–
06:10 6:10 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:59
04:10 4:10 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:47 · 🌙 17:38
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−2 h
Santa Marta is 2 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Santa Marta 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 Marta
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 | 🇨🇴 Santa Marta |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:10 | 04:10 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Colombia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Bogota |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:19 | 05:47 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 17:38 |
| Daylight | 12 h 40 min | 11 h 51 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 500,000 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Santa Marta: common questions
How many hours behind Rio de Janeiro is Santa Marta?
The clocks in Santa Marta are 2 hours behind those in Rio de Janeiro (UTC−5 and UTC−3).
What time is it in Santa Marta at the start of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro starts at 9:00 AM; in Santa Marta it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Santa Marta at the end of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro ends at 6:00 PM; in Santa Marta it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Rio de Janeiro and in Santa Marta 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 Santa Marta.
When does the date change in Santa Marta compared with Rio de Janeiro?
The new day starts in Santa Marta later: until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Santa Marta, Rio de Janeiro is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Santa Marta change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
