Kumamoto to Nosara: time difference
Nosara is 15 h behind Kumamoto. 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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Kumamoto 08:13 8:13 AM Nosara 17:13 5:13 PM You –:–
08:13 8:13 AM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:24 · 🌙 17:43
17:13 5:13 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:25
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−15 h
Nosara is 15 h behind Kumamoto.
When you, Kumamoto 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
🇯🇵 Kumamoto
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 | 🇯🇵 Kumamoto | 🇨🇷 Nosara |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:13 | 17:13 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Kumamoto | — | −15 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:24 | 05:32 |
| Sunset | 17:43 | 17:25 |
| Daylight | 11 h 19 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 738,865 | 4,912 |
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Kumamoto and Nosara: common questions
How many hours behind Kumamoto is Nosara?
The clocks in Nosara are 15 hours behind those in Kumamoto (UTC−6 and UTC+9).
If it is 9:00 AM in Kumamoto, what time is it in Nosara?
At 9:00 AM in Kumamoto, clocks in Nosara show 6:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Kumamoto, what time is it in Nosara?
At 6:00 PM in Kumamoto, clocks in Nosara show 3:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Nosara from Kumamoto?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Kumamoto and in Nosara do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Kumamoto 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 Kumamoto.
When is it still the previous day in Nosara?
Until 3:00 PM in Kumamoto it is still the previous day in Nosara. The other way round, from 9:00 AM in Nosara it is already the next day in Kumamoto.
Does the time gap between Kumamoto and Nosara change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Kumamoto nor in Nosara, so the gap is 15 hours all year round.
