Chapel Hill, NC to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Chapel Hill, NC. 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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Chapel Hill, NC 21:19 9:19 PM San Jose 20:19 8:19 PM You –:–
21:19 9:19 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 17:17
20:19 8:19 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:29 · 🌙 17:13
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Chapel Hill, NC.
When you, Chapel Hill, NC 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
🇺🇸 Chapel Hill, 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 | 🇺🇸 Chapel Hill, NC | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:19 | 20:19 |
| 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 Chapel Hill, 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 | 06:44 | 05:29 |
| Sunset | 17:17 | 17:13 |
| Daylight | 10 h 33 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 61,960 | 342,188 |
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Chapel Hill, NC and San Jose: common questions
How far behind Chapel Hill, NC, is San Jose?
San Jose is 1 hour behind Chapel Hill: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
What time is it in San Jose at the start of the working day in Chapel Hill, NC?
The working day in Chapel Hill starts at 9:00 AM; in San Jose it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Chapel Hill, NC, what time is it in San Jose?
At 6:00 PM in Chapel Hill, clocks in San Jose show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call San Jose from Chapel Hill, NC?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Chapel Hill – 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 Chapel Hill, 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 Chapel Hill.
Does the time difference between Chapel Hill, NC, and San Jose change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Chapel Hill. From March 14, 2027, San Jose will be 2 hours behind Chapel Hill.
