Rio de Janeiro to Washington, DC: time difference
Washington, DC 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 08:42 8:42 AM Washington, DC 07:42 7:42 AM You –:–
08:42 8:42 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:55
07:42 7:42 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 18:39
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−1 h
Washington, DC is 1 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Washington, DC 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
🇺🇸 Washington, DC
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 | 🇺🇸 Washington, DC |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:42 | 07:42 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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 | 05:26 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 17:55 | 18:39 |
| Daylight | 12 h 30 min | 11 h 25 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 672,228 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Washington, DC: common questions
How far behind Rio de Janeiro is Washington, DC?
Washington is 1 hour behind Rio de Janeiro: UTC−4 against UTC−3.
What time is it in Washington, DC, at the start of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro starts at 9:00 AM; in Washington it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Washington, DC?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Washington show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Rio de Janeiro and Washington, DC, are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Washington), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Rio de Janeiro is it still yesterday in Washington, DC?
Before 1:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, the date in Washington has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Washington, it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Washington, DC, the same all year?
No. Only Washington switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Washington will be 2 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
