New Paltz, NY to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind New Paltz, NY. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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New Paltz, NY 18:18 6:18 PM San Jose 17:18 5:18 PM You –:–
18:18 6:18 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:35 · 🌙 16:46
17:18 5:18 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:29 · 🌙 17:13
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind New Paltz, NY.
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Working hours
🇺🇸 New Paltz, NY
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 | 🇺🇸 New Paltz, NY | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:18 | 17:18 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from New Paltz, NY | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/New York | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:35 | 05:29 |
| Sunset | 16:46 | 17:13 |
| Daylight | 10 h 11 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 14,407 | 342,188 |
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New Paltz, NY and San Jose: common questions
How far behind New Paltz, NY, is San Jose?
San Jose is 1 hour behind New Paltz: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in New Paltz, NY, what time is it in San Jose?
At 9:00 AM in New Paltz, clocks in San Jose show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in San Jose at the end of the working day in New Paltz, NY?
The working day in New Paltz ends at 6:00 PM; in San Jose it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call San Jose from New Paltz, NY?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in New Paltz – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in New Paltz, NY, is it still yesterday in San Jose?
Before 1:00 AM in New Paltz, the date in San Jose has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in San Jose, it is already the next day in New Paltz.
Is the time difference between New Paltz, NY, and San Jose the same all year?
No. Only New Paltz switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, San Jose will be 2 hours behind New Paltz.
