Rio de Janeiro to Spartanburg, SC: time difference
Spartanburg, SC 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 15:46 3:46 PM Spartanburg, SC 14:46 2:46 PM You –:–
15:46 3:46 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:59
14:46 2:46 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:50
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−1 h
Spartanburg, SC is 1 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Spartanburg, SC 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
🇺🇸 Spartanburg, SC
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 | 🇺🇸 Spartanburg, SC |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:46 | 14:46 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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 | 05:19 | 07:37 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 18:50 |
| Daylight | 12 h 40 min | 11 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 37,013 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Spartanburg, SC: common questions
How many hours behind Rio de Janeiro is Spartanburg, SC?
The clocks in Spartanburg are 1 hour behind those in Rio de Janeiro (UTC−4 and UTC−3).
What time is it in Spartanburg, SC, 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 Spartanburg.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Spartanburg, SC?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Spartanburg show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Rio de Janeiro and Spartanburg, SC, are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Spartanburg), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Rio de Janeiro is it still yesterday in Spartanburg, SC?
Before 1:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, the date in Spartanburg has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Spartanburg, it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Spartanburg, SC, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Spartanburg. From November 1, 2026, Spartanburg will be 2 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
