Hirakata to Nosara: time difference
Nosara is 15 h behind Hirakata. 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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Hirakata 11:27 11:27 AM Nosara 20:27 8:27 PM You –:–
11:27 11:27 AM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:08 · 🌙 17:17
20:27 8:27 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:24
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−15 h
Nosara is 15 h behind Hirakata.
When you, Hirakata and Nosara are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇯🇵 Hirakata
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
🇨🇷 Nosara
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇯🇵 Hirakata | 🇨🇷 Nosara |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:27 | 20:27 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Hirakata | — | −15 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:08 | 05:32 |
| Sunset | 17:17 | 17:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 9 min | 11 h 52 min |
| People on this clock | 402,495 | 4,912 |
Compare Hirakata with another city
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Hirakata and Nosara: common questions
How many hours behind Hirakata is Nosara?
The clocks in Nosara are 15 hours behind those in Hirakata (UTC−6 and UTC+9).
If it is 9:00 AM in Hirakata, what time is it in Nosara?
At 9:00 AM in Hirakata, clocks in Nosara show 6:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Nosara at the end of the working day in Hirakata?
The working day in Hirakata ends at 6:00 PM; in Nosara it is 3:00 AM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Nosara from Hirakata?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Hirakata and in Nosara do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Hirakata it is 6:00 PM (the previous day) in Nosara; when the working day starts in Nosara, it is 12:00 AM (the next day) in Hirakata.
When does the date change in Nosara compared with Hirakata?
The new day starts in Nosara later: until 3:00 PM in Hirakata, it is still the previous day there. From 9:00 AM in Nosara, Hirakata is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Hirakata and Nosara change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Hirakata nor in Nosara, so the gap is 15 hours all year round.
