Ketchikan, AK to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 2 h ahead of Ketchikan, AK. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Ketchikan, AK 18:02 6:02 PM San Jose 20:02 8:02 PM You –:–
18:02 6:02 PM
Alaska Daylight Time · UTC-8
☀️ 07:06 · 🌙 18:03
20:02 8:02 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
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+2 h
San Jose is 2 h ahead of Ketchikan, AK.
When you, Ketchikan, AK 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
🇺🇸 Ketchikan, AK
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
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Ketchikan, AK | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:02 | 20:02 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Alaska Daylight Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-8 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Ketchikan, AK | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sitka | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-9, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:06 | 05:25 |
| Sunset | 18:03 | 17:23 |
| Daylight | 10 h 58 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 8,200 | 342,188 |
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Ketchikan, AK and San Jose: common questions
How far ahead of Ketchikan, AK, is San Jose?
San Jose is 2 hours ahead of Ketchikan: UTC−6 against UTC−8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Ketchikan, AK, what time is it in San Jose?
At 9:00 AM in Ketchikan, clocks in San Jose show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in San Jose at the end of the working day in Ketchikan, AK?
The working day in Ketchikan ends at 6:00 PM; in San Jose it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Ketchikan, AK, and San Jose are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Ketchikan (11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in San Jose), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in San Jose?
From 10:00 PM in Ketchikan, AK, it is already the next day in San Jose. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in San Jose it is still the previous day in Ketchikan.
Does the time gap between Ketchikan, AK, and San Jose change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Ketchikan but not in San Jose. From November 1, 2026, San Jose will be 3 hours ahead of Ketchikan.
