Cape Carteret, NC to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Cape Carteret, NC. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Cape Carteret, NC 09:17 9:17 AM San Jose 08:17 8:17 AM You –:–
09:17 9:17 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:34 · 🌙 17:11
08:17 8:17 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:29 · 🌙 17:13
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Cape Carteret, NC.
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Working hours
🇺🇸 Cape Carteret, NC
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 Carteret, NC | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:17 | 08:17 |
| 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 Carteret, NC | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/New York | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:34 | 05:29 |
| Sunset | 17:11 | 17:13 |
| Daylight | 10 h 37 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 2,000 | 342,188 |
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Cape Carteret, NC and San Jose: common questions
What is the time difference between Cape Carteret, NC, and San Jose?
San Jose is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−6, while Cape Carteret is on UTC−5.
What time is it in San Jose at the start of the working day in Cape Carteret, NC?
The working day in Cape Carteret starts at 9:00 AM; in San Jose it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cape Carteret, NC, what time is it in San Jose?
At 6:00 PM in Cape Carteret, clocks in San Jose show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call San Jose from Cape Carteret, NC?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cape Carteret – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in San Jose?
Until 1:00 AM in Cape Carteret, NC, it is still the previous day in San Jose. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in San Jose it is already the next day in Cape Carteret.
Does the time difference between Cape Carteret, NC, and San Jose change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Cape Carteret. From March 14, 2027, San Jose will be 2 hours behind Cape Carteret.
