Hearst to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Hearst. 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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Hearst 00:35 12:35 AM San Jose 23:35 11:35 PM You –:–
00:35 12:35 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:31 · 🌙 17:07
23:35 11:35 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:28 · 🌙 17:13
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Hearst.
When you, Hearst 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
🇨🇦 Hearst
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 | 🇨🇦 Hearst | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:35 | 23:35 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Hearst | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Toronto | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:31 | 05:28 |
| Sunset | 17:07 | 17:13 |
| Daylight | 9 h 37 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 5,000 | 342,188 |
Compare Hearst with another city
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Hearst and San Jose: common questions
How far behind Hearst is San Jose?
San Jose is 1 hour behind Hearst: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Hearst, what time is it in San Jose?
At 9:00 AM in Hearst, clocks in San Jose show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Hearst, what time is it in San Jose?
At 6:00 PM in Hearst, clocks in San Jose show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call San Jose from Hearst?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Hearst – 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 Hearst is it still yesterday in San Jose?
Before 1:00 AM in Hearst, the date in San Jose has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in San Jose, it is already the next day in Hearst.
Is the time difference between Hearst and San Jose the same all year?
No. Only Hearst switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, San Jose will be 2 hours behind Hearst.
