Fort Lauderdale, FL to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Fort Lauderdale, FL. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Fort Lauderdale, FL 19:15 7:15 PM San Jose 18:15 6:15 PM You –:–
19:15 7:15 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:33 · 🌙 17:37
18:15 6:15 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:29 · 🌙 17:13
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Fort Lauderdale, FL.
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Working hours
🇺🇸 Fort Lauderdale, 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 | 🇺🇸 Fort Lauderdale, FL | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:15 | 18:15 |
| 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 Fort Lauderdale, 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 | 06:33 | 05:29 |
| Sunset | 17:37 | 17:13 |
| Daylight | 11 h 3 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 165,521 | 342,188 |
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Fort Lauderdale, FL and San Jose: common questions
How many hours behind Fort Lauderdale, FL, is San Jose?
The clocks in San Jose are 1 hour behind those in Fort Lauderdale (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Fort Lauderdale, FL, what time is it in San Jose?
At 9:00 AM in Fort Lauderdale, clocks in San Jose show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in San Jose at the end of the working day in Fort Lauderdale, FL?
The working day in Fort Lauderdale ends at 6:00 PM; in San Jose it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Fort Lauderdale, FL, and San Jose are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Fort Lauderdale (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in San Jose compared with Fort Lauderdale, FL?
The new day starts in San Jose later: until 1:00 AM in Fort Lauderdale, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in San Jose, Fort Lauderdale is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Fort Lauderdale, FL, and San Jose change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Fort Lauderdale. From March 14, 2027, San Jose will be 2 hours behind Fort Lauderdale.
