Rio de Janeiro to Sydney, NS: time difference
Sydney, NS 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.
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Rio de Janeiro 14:45 2:45 PM Sydney, NS 13:45 1:45 PM You –:–
14:45 2:45 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:06 · 🌙 18:09
13:45 1:45 PM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:49 · 🌙 16:41
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−1 h
Sydney, NS is 1 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Sydney, NS 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
🇨🇦 Sydney, NS
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 | 🇨🇦 Sydney, NS |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:45 | 13:45 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 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/Glace Bay |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-3, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:06 | 06:49 |
| Sunset | 18:09 | 16:41 |
| Daylight | 13 h 3 min | 9 h 52 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 30,960 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Sydney, NS: common questions
How many hours behind Rio de Janeiro is Sydney, NS?
The clocks in Sydney are 1 hour behind those in Rio de Janeiro (UTC−4 and UTC−3).
What time is it in Sydney, NS, at the start of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro starts at 9:00 AM; in Sydney it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Sydney, NS, at the end of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro ends at 6:00 PM; in Sydney it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Rio de Janeiro and in Sydney, NS, 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 Sydney.
When is it still the previous day in Sydney, NS?
Until 1:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Sydney. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Sydney it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Sydney, NS, the same all year?
No. Only Sydney switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, Sydney and Rio de Janeiro will have the same time.
