Time in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
What time is it in Rio de Janeiro? It is on Tuesday, 10 November 2026.
Next public holiday in Brazil: Republic Proclamation Day, Sunday, 15 November (in 5 days) · All holidays
Rio de Janeiro time zone
- Time zone
- Brasilia Standard Time
- UTC offset
- UTC-3
- IANA time zone
- America/Sao_Paulo
- Week number
- 46
Daylight saving time in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro does not observe daylight saving time. The time is UTC-3 all year round. The last time change was in 2019.
Sunrise and sunset in Rio de Janeiro today
- Sunrise
- 05:02
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Solar noon
- 11:36
- Golden hour
- 04:48–05:33 and 17:39–18:25
- Day length
- 13 h 8 min (1 min 4 s longer than yesterday)
- Twilight
- 04:38–05:02 and 18:10–18:34
- Next solar eclipse
- Partial solar eclipse, 6 February 202784% of the Sun covered, maximum at 13:29
Moon in Rio de Janeiro today
Waxing crescent
Illumination: 3%
- Moonrise
- 05:36
- Moonset
- 19:37
- Next full moon
- Tuesday, 24 November 2026, 11:53
- Next new moon
- Tuesday, 8 December 2026, 21:51
- Next lunar eclipse
- Partial lunar eclipse, 12 January 2028Maximum at 01:13
About Rio de Janeiro
The time zone in Rio de Janeiro is Brasilia Standard Time (UTC-3). The administrative centre is Rio de Janeiro. This page lists the time in 111 places in Rio de Janeiro.
- Administrative centre
- Rio de Janeiro
- Time zones
- 1
- Places on this site
- 111
Largest cities in Rio de Janeiro
All places in Rio de Janeiro A–Z
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- Acari
- Angra dos Reis
- Aperibé
- Araruama
- Areal
- Armação dos Búzios
- Arraial do Cabo
- Barra da Tijuca
- Barra do Piraí
- Barra Mansa
- Belford Roxo
- Bom Jardim
- Bom Jesus do Itabapoana
- Botafogo
- Cabo Frio
- Cachoeiras de Macacu
- Cacuia
- Cambuci
- Campos dos Goytacazes
- Cantagalo
- Carapebus
- Cardoso Moreira
- Carmo
- Casimiro de Abreu
- Catete
- Comendador Levy Gasparian
- Conceição de Macabu
- Cordeiro
- Cordovil
- Duas Barras
- Duque de Caxias
- Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin
- Estácio
- Freguesia
- Gamboa
- Guapimirim
- Iguaba Grande
- Ipanema
- Itaboraí
- Itaguaí
- Italva
- Itaocara
- Itaperuna
- Itatiaia
- Japeri
- Laje do Muriaé
- Leblon
- Leme
- Macaé
- Macuco
- Magé
- Mangaratiba
- Maricá
- Mendes
- Miguel Pereira
- Miracema
- Moneró
- Natividade
- Nilópolis
- Niterói
- Nova Friburgo
- Nova Iguaçu
- Paracambi
- Paraíba do Sul
- Paraty
- Paty do Alferes
- Petrópolis
- Pinheiral
- Piraí
- Porciúncula
- Porto Real
- Quatis
- Queimados
- Quissamã
- Resende
- Rio Bonito
- Rio Claro
- Rio das Flores
- Rio das Ostras
- Rio de Janeiro
- Rocinha
- Santa Maria Madalena
- Santa Teresa
- Santo Antônio de Pádua
- Santo Cristo
- São Conrado
- São Fidélis
- São Francisco de Itabapoana
- São Gonçalo
- São João da Barra
- São João de Meriti
- São José de Ubá
- São José do Vale do Rio Preto
- São Pedro
- São Pedro da Aldeia
- São Sebastião do Alto
- Sapucaia
- Saquarema
- Seropédica
- Silva Jardim
Time in major world cities
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Rio de Janeiro in?
Rio de Janeiro uses Brasilia Standard Time (America/Sao_Paulo), UTC-3.
Does Rio de Janeiro observe daylight saving time?
No. Rio de Janeiro stays on UTC-3 all year round.
What is UTC?
UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) is the world's time standard. Every time zone is defined by its difference from UTC: UTC+2, for example, is 2 hours ahead of it, and UTC-5 is 5 hours behind. UTC does not change for daylight saving time and in practice matches Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Rio de Janeiro is currently on UTC-3.