Loja to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Loja. 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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Loja 23:42 11:42 PM San Jose 22:42 10:42 PM You –:–
23:42 11:42 PM
Ecuador Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:56 · 🌙 18:09
22:42 10:42 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:19
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Loja.
When you, Loja 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
🇪🇨 Loja
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
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇨 Loja | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:42 | 22:42 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Ecuador Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Loja | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Guayaquil | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:56 | 05:26 |
| Sunset | 18:09 | 17:19 |
| Daylight | 12 h 12 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 180,617 | 342,188 |
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Loja and San Jose: common questions
What is the time difference between Loja and San Jose?
San Jose is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−6, while Loja is on UTC−5.
What time is it in San Jose at the start of the working day in Loja?
The working day in Loja starts at 9:00 AM; in San Jose it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Loja, what time is it in San Jose?
At 6:00 PM in Loja, clocks in San Jose show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call San Jose from Loja?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Loja – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in San Jose compared with Loja?
The new day starts in San Jose later: until 1:00 AM in Loja, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in San Jose, Loja is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Loja and San Jose change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Loja nor in San Jose, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
