New York, NY to Puntarenas: time difference
Puntarenas is 1 h behind New York, NY. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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New York, NY 18:09 6:09 PM Puntarenas 17:09 5:09 PM You –:–
18:09 6:09 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:33 · 🌙 16:49
17:09 5:09 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:16
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−1 h
Puntarenas is 1 h behind New York, NY.
When you, New York, NY and Puntarenas are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇺🇸 New York, 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
🇨🇷 Puntarenas
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 York, NY | 🇨🇷 Puntarenas |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:09 | 17:09 |
| 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 York, 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 | 06:33 | 05:32 |
| Sunset | 16:49 | 17:16 |
| Daylight | 10 h 15 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 8,804,190 | 70,000 |
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New York, NY and Puntarenas: common questions
How many hours behind New York, NY, is Puntarenas?
The clocks in Puntarenas are 1 hour behind those in New York (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
What time is it in Puntarenas at the start of the working day in New York, NY?
The working day in New York starts at 9:00 AM; in Puntarenas it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in New York, NY, what time is it in Puntarenas?
At 6:00 PM in New York, clocks in Puntarenas show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Puntarenas from New York, NY?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in New York – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Puntarenas – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in New York, NY, is it still yesterday in Puntarenas?
Before 1:00 AM in New York, the date in Puntarenas has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Puntarenas, it is already the next day in New York.
Is the time difference between New York, NY, and Puntarenas the same all year?
No. Only New York switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, Puntarenas will be 2 hours behind New York.
