New York City to Rio de Janeiro
Live, right now. America/New_York → America/Sao_Paulo · 7,759 km (4,818 miles) apart
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Convert a specific time minutes work, not just whole hours
Hour by hour
| New York City | Rio de Janeiro | 24h | Good to call? |
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| 12am now | 1am | 00:00 → 01:00 | asleep in Rio de Janeiro |
| 1am | 2am | 01:00 → 02:00 | asleep in Rio de Janeiro |
| 2am | 3am | 02:00 → 03:00 | asleep in Rio de Janeiro |
| 3am | 4am | 03:00 → 04:00 | asleep in Rio de Janeiro |
| 4am | 5am | 04:00 → 05:00 | asleep in Rio de Janeiro |
| 5am | 6am | 05:00 → 06:00 | asleep in Rio de Janeiro |
| 6am | 7am | 06:00 → 07:00 | asleep in New York City |
| 7am | 8am | 07:00 → 08:00 | awake, not at work |
| 8am | 9am | 08:00 → 09:00 | awake, not at work |
| 9am | 10am | 09:00 → 10:00 | both at work |
| 10am | 11am | 10:00 → 11:00 | both at work |
| 11am | 12pm | 11:00 → 12:00 | both at work |
| 12pm | 1pm | 12:00 → 13:00 | both at work |
| 1pm | 2pm | 13:00 → 14:00 | both at work |
| 2pm | 3pm | 14:00 → 15:00 | both at work |
| 3pm | 4pm | 15:00 → 16:00 | both at work |
| 4pm | 5pm | 16:00 → 17:00 | awake, not at work |
| 5pm | 6pm | 17:00 → 18:00 | awake, not at work |
| 6pm | 7pm | 18:00 → 19:00 | awake, not at work |
| 7pm | 8pm | 19:00 → 20:00 | awake, not at work |
| 8pm | 9pm | 20:00 → 21:00 | awake, not at work |
| 9pm | 10pm | 21:00 → 22:00 | asleep in Rio de Janeiro |
| 10pm | 11pm | 22:00 → 23:00 | asleep in Rio de Janeiro |
| 11pm | 12am Fri | 23:00 → 00:00 | asleep in Rio de Janeiro |
Call times
Both places are at work between 9am and 16:00 in New York — 10am to 4pm at the other end.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Rio de Janeiro when it is 12:57 am in New York City?
1:57 am in Rio de Janeiro the same day.
How many hours ahead is Rio de Janeiro of New York City?
Rio de Janeiro is 1 hour ahead New York City. That gap is not fixed: it changes when either place starts or ends daylight saving. The table on this page is recalculated for today, so it is already correct for the current season.
What is the best time to call between New York City and Rio de Janeiro?
Both places are at work between 9am and 16:00 in New York — 10am to 4pm at the other end.
When does the difference between New York City and Rio de Janeiro change?
New York City: Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change). Rio de Janeiro does not change its clocks, so the gap shifts by an hour on that date.