Alexandria to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Alexandria. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Alexandria 22:54 10:54 PM San Jose 21:54 9:54 PM You –:–
22:54 10:54 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 17:53
21:54 9:54 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Alexandria.
When you, Alexandria and San Jose are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇯🇲 Alexandria
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
🇨🇷 San Jose
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 | 🇯🇲 Alexandria | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:54 | 21:54 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Alexandria | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Jamaica | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:02 | 05:25 |
| Sunset | 17:53 | 17:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 50 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 1,927 | 342,188 |
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Alexandria and San Jose: common questions
How many hours behind Alexandria is San Jose?
The clocks in San Jose are 1 hour behind those in Alexandria (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
What time is it in San Jose when it is 9:00 AM in Alexandria?
When it is 9:00 AM in Alexandria, it is 8:00 AM in San Jose.
If it is 6:00 PM in Alexandria, what time is it in San Jose?
At 6:00 PM in Alexandria, clocks in San Jose show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Alexandria and in San Jose overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Alexandria, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose.
Until what time in Alexandria is it still yesterday in San Jose?
Before 1:00 AM in Alexandria, the date in San Jose has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in San Jose, it is already the next day in Alexandria.
Does the time difference between Alexandria and San Jose change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
