🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Brasilia Standard Time
- UTC-3
- Golden hour
☀️ 05:15 · 🌙 18:01 · 12 h 45 min
Rio de Janeiro to West Caldwell, NJ: time difference
West Caldwell, NJ 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 05:48 5:48 AM West Caldwell, NJ 04:48 4:48 AM You –:–
05:48 5:48 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:15 · 🌙 18:01
04:48 4:48 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:17 · 🌙 18:08
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−1 h
West Caldwell, NJ is 1 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
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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
🇺🇸 West Caldwell, NJ
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 | 🇺🇸 West Caldwell, NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:48 | 04:48 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Thursday, October 22, 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 | 05:15 | 07:17 |
| Sunset | 18:01 | 18:08 |
| Daylight | 12 h 45 min | 10 h 51 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 10,797 |
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Rio de Janeiro and West Caldwell, NJ: common questions
What is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and West Caldwell, NJ?
West Caldwell is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−4, while Rio de Janeiro is on UTC−3.
What time is it in West Caldwell, NJ, at the start of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro starts at 9:00 AM; in West Caldwell it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in West Caldwell, NJ, when it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro?
When it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, it is 5:00 PM in West Caldwell.
Is there a time when both Rio de Janeiro and West Caldwell, NJ, are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in West Caldwell), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in West Caldwell, NJ?
Until 1:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in West Caldwell. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in West Caldwell it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and West Caldwell, NJ, the same all year?
No. Only West Caldwell switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, West Caldwell will be 2 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
