Alliston to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Alliston. 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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Alliston 13:22 1:22 PM San Jose 12:22 12:22 PM You –:–
13:22 1:22 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:02 · 🌙 17:06
12:22 12:22 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:28 · 🌙 17:13
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Alliston.
When you, Alliston 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
🇨🇦 Alliston
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 | 🇨🇦 Alliston | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:22 | 12:22 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Alliston | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Toronto | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:02 | 05:28 |
| Sunset | 17:06 | 17:13 |
| Daylight | 10 h 3 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | — | 342,188 |
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Alliston and San Jose: common questions
How far behind Alliston is San Jose?
San Jose is 1 hour behind Alliston: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Alliston, what time is it in San Jose?
At 9:00 AM in Alliston, clocks in San Jose show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in San Jose at the end of the working day in Alliston?
The working day in Alliston ends at 6:00 PM; in San Jose it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call San Jose from Alliston?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Alliston – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Alliston is it still yesterday in San Jose?
Before 1:00 AM in Alliston, the date in San Jose has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in San Jose, it is already the next day in Alliston.
Does the time gap between Alliston and San Jose change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Alliston but not in San Jose. From March 14, 2027, San Jose will be 2 hours behind Alliston.
