San Fernando to Rio de Janeiro: time difference
Rio de Janeiro is 3 h ahead of San Fernando. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+3 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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San Fernando 03:34 3:34 AM Rio de Janeiro 06:34 6:34 AM You –:–
03:34 3:34 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:08 · 🌙 17:48
06:34 6:34 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:15 · 🌙 18:01
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+3 h
Rio de Janeiro is 3 h ahead of San Fernando.
When you, San Fernando and Rio de Janeiro are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇲🇽 San Fernando
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
🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 San Fernando | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:34 | 06:34 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Thursday, October 22, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from San Fernando | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Mexico City | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:08 | 05:15 |
| Sunset | 17:48 | 18:01 |
| Daylight | 11 h 40 min | 12 h 45 min |
| People on this clock | 11,867 | 6,211,223 |
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San Fernando and Rio de Janeiro: common questions
How far ahead of San Fernando is Rio de Janeiro?
Rio de Janeiro is 3 hours ahead of San Fernando: UTC−3 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in San Fernando, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 9:00 AM in San Fernando, clocks in Rio de Janeiro show 12:00 PM.
What time is it in Rio de Janeiro at the end of the working day in San Fernando?
The working day in San Fernando ends at 6:00 PM; in Rio de Janeiro it is 9:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both San Fernando and Rio de Janeiro are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in San Fernando (12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Rio de Janeiro compared with San Fernando?
The new day starts in Rio de Janeiro earlier: at 9:00 PM in San Fernando it is already midnight there. Until 3:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, San Fernando is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between San Fernando and Rio de Janeiro change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in San Fernando nor in Rio de Janeiro, so the gap is 3 hours all year round.
