Japan to Nosara: time difference
Nosara is 15 h behind Japan. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Japan 12:19 12:19 PM Nosara 21:19 9:19 PM You –:–
12:19 12:19 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 17:14
21:19 9:19 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:29
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−15 h
Nosara is 15 h behind Japan.
When you, Japan 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
🇯🇵 Japan
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 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 🇨🇷 Nosara |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:19 | 21:19 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Japan | — | −15 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:43 | 05:32 |
| Sunset | 17:14 | 17:29 |
| Daylight | 11 h 31 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 125,440,000 | 4,912 |
Compare Japan with another city
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Japan and Nosara: common questions
How many hours behind Japan is Nosara?
The clocks in Nosara are 15 hours behind those in Japan (UTC−6 and UTC+9).
What time is it in Nosara when it is 9:00 AM in Japan?
When it is 9:00 AM in Japan, it is 6:00 PM (the previous day) in Nosara.
If it is 6:00 PM in Japan, what time is it in Nosara?
At 6:00 PM in Japan, clocks in Nosara show 3:00 AM.
When do working hours in Japan and in Nosara overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Japan (9:00 AM) is 6:00 PM (the previous day) in Nosara, and the start of the day in Nosara is 12:00 AM (the next day) in Japan.
Until what time in Japan is it still yesterday in Nosara?
Before 3:00 PM in Japan, the date in Nosara has not changed yet. From 9:00 AM in Nosara, it is already the next day in Japan.
Does the time difference between Japan and Nosara change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 15 hours all year.
