Danbury, CT to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Danbury, CT. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Danbury, CT 13:06 1:06 PM San Jose 12:06 12:06 PM You –:–
13:06 1:06 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:32 · 🌙 16:44
12:06 12:06 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:29 · 🌙 17:13
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Danbury, CT.
When you, Danbury, CT 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
🇺🇸 Danbury, CT
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 | 🇺🇸 Danbury, CT | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:06 | 12:06 |
| 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 Danbury, CT | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/New York | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:32 | 05:29 |
| Sunset | 16:44 | 17:13 |
| Daylight | 10 h 12 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 78,292 | 342,188 |
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Danbury, CT and San Jose: common questions
How far behind Danbury, CT, is San Jose?
San Jose is 1 hour behind Danbury: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
What time is it in San Jose at the start of the working day in Danbury, CT?
The working day in Danbury starts at 9:00 AM; in San Jose it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Danbury, CT, what time is it in San Jose?
At 6:00 PM in Danbury, clocks in San Jose show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call San Jose from Danbury, CT?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Danbury – 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 Danbury, CT, is it still yesterday in San Jose?
Before 1:00 AM in Danbury, the date in San Jose has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in San Jose, it is already the next day in Danbury.
Is the time difference between Danbury, CT, and San Jose the same all year?
No. Only Danbury switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, San Jose will be 2 hours behind Danbury.
