Time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg is 6 hours ahead of Rio de Janeiro.

America/Sao_Paulo Europe/Moscow same day

Local time in both cities

Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
16:22
Sunday, 20 September 2026
America/Sao_Paulo · UTC-03:00
22:22
Sunday, 20 September 2026
Europe/Moscow · UTC+03:00

Saint Petersburg is 6 hours ahead of Rio de Janeiro.

same day

Time zones

Rio de JaneiroAmerica/Sao_Paulo · UTC-03:00
Saint PetersburgEurope/Moscow · UTC+03:00

Rio de Janeiro does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC-03:00 all year.

Saint Petersburg does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC+03:00 all year.

Hour-by-hour conversion

Calculated for 2026-09-20 local time in Rio de Janeiro. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.

Rio de Janeiro (source) Saint Petersburg (target)
00:00 06:00
01:00 07:00
02:00 08:00
03:00 09:00
04:00 10:00
05:00 11:00
06:00 12:00
07:00 13:00
08:00 14:00
09:00 15:00
10:00 16:00
11:00 17:00
12:00 18:00
13:00 19:00
14:00 20:00
15:00 21:00
16:00 22:00
17:00 23:00
18:00 00:00 next day
19:00 01:00 next day
20:00 02:00 next day
21:00 03:00 next day
22:00 04:00 next day
23:00 05:00 next day

FAQ

How many hours apart are Rio de Janeiro and Saint Petersburg right now?
The answer at the top of the page is calculated for the current moment and states which side is ahead. The gap changes during the year, because the two places usually start and end daylight saving on different dates.
Is this difference the same all year?
Not necessarily. Rio de Janeiro uses America/Sao_Paulo and Saint Petersburg uses Europe/Moscow; if either observes daylight saving, the gap shifts during the year. Use “Convert a specific date and time” below to calculate it for a given day.
How do I read the conversion table?
The left column lists each whole hour in Rio de Janeiro; the right column is the local time in Saint Petersburg at that same instant, with date rollovers marked. On the day clocks jump forward, some hours do not exist locally — the table says so instead of showing a plausible but wrong value.

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