Cape Canaveral, FL to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Cape Canaveral, FL. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Cape Canaveral, FL 17:55 5:55 PM San Jose 16:55 4:55 PM You –:–
17:55 5:55 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:38 · 🌙 17:35
16:55 4:55 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:29 · 🌙 17:13
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Cape Canaveral, FL.
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Working hours
🇺🇸 Cape Canaveral, FL
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 | 🇺🇸 Cape Canaveral, FL | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:55 | 16:55 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Cape Canaveral, FL | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/New York | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:38 | 05:29 |
| Sunset | 17:35 | 17:13 |
| Daylight | 10 h 56 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 9,912 | 342,188 |
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Cape Canaveral, FL and San Jose: common questions
How far behind Cape Canaveral, FL, is San Jose?
San Jose is 1 hour behind Cape Canaveral: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
What time is it in San Jose at the start of the working day in Cape Canaveral, FL?
The working day in Cape Canaveral starts at 9:00 AM; in San Jose it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Canaveral, FL, what time is it in San Jose?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Canaveral, clocks in San Jose show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Cape Canaveral, FL, and in San Jose overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Canaveral, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose.
When does the date change in San Jose compared with Cape Canaveral, FL?
The new day starts in San Jose later: until 1:00 AM in Cape Canaveral, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in San Jose, Cape Canaveral is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cape Canaveral, FL, and San Jose the same all year?
No. Only Cape Canaveral switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, San Jose will be 2 hours behind Cape Canaveral.
