Nara to Nosara: time difference
Nosara is 15 h behind Nara. 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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Nara 08:38 8:38 AM Nosara 17:38 5:38 PM You –:–
08:38 8:38 AM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:06 · 🌙 17:19
17:38 5:38 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:25
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−15 h
Nosara is 15 h behind Nara.
When you, Nara 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
🇯🇵 Nara
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 | 🇯🇵 Nara | 🇨🇷 Nosara |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:38 | 17:38 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Nara | — | −15 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:06 | 05:32 |
| Sunset | 17:19 | 17:25 |
| Daylight | 11 h 13 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 355,280 | 4,912 |
Compare Nara with another city
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Nara and Nosara: common questions
How many hours behind Nara is Nosara?
The clocks in Nosara are 15 hours behind those in Nara (UTC−6 and UTC+9).
What time is it in Nosara at the start of the working day in Nara?
The working day in Nara starts at 9:00 AM; in Nosara it is 6:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Nara, what time is it in Nosara?
At 6:00 PM in Nara, clocks in Nosara show 3:00 AM.
Is there a time when both Nara and Nosara are at work?
No, the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) do not overlap. When the day starts in Nara at 9:00 AM, it is 6:00 PM (the previous day) in Nosara; the day in Nosara starts at 12:00 AM (the next day) in Nara time.
Until what time in Nara is it still yesterday in Nosara?
Before 3:00 PM in Nara, the date in Nosara has not changed yet. From 9:00 AM in Nosara, it is already the next day in Nara.
Is the time difference between Nara and Nosara the same all year?
Yes. Neither Nara nor Nosara switches to summer time, so the gap is always 15 hours.
