Lae to Nosara: time difference
Nosara is 16 h behind Lae. 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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Lae 15:04 3:04 PM Nosara 23:04 11:04 PM You –:–
15:04 3:04 PM
Papua New Guinea Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:06
23:04 11:04 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:29
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−16 h
Nosara is 16 h behind Lae.
When you, Lae 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
🇵🇬 Lae
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
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 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇬 Lae | 🇨🇷 Nosara |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:04 | 23:04 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Papua New Guinea Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+10 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Lae | — | −16 h |
| IANA zone | Pacific/Port Moresby | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:53 | 05:32 |
| Sunset | 18:06 | 17:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h 13 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 250,948 | 4,912 |
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Lae and Nosara: common questions
What is the time difference between Lae and Nosara?
Nosara is 16 hours behind: it uses UTC−6, while Lae is on UTC+10.
If it is 9:00 AM in Lae, what time is it in Nosara?
At 9:00 AM in Lae, clocks in Nosara show 5:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Lae, what time is it in Nosara?
At 6:00 PM in Lae, clocks in Nosara show 2:00 AM.
When do working hours in Lae and in Nosara overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Lae, which is 5:00 PM (the previous day) to 6:00 PM (the previous day) in Nosara.
When does the date change in Nosara compared with Lae?
The new day starts in Nosara later: until 4:00 PM in Lae, it is still the previous day there. From 8:00 AM in Nosara, Lae is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Lae and Nosara change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 16 hours all year.
