Nosara to Japan: time difference
Japan is 15 h ahead of Nosara. 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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Nosara 23:08 11:08 PM Japan 14:08 2:08 PM You –:–
23:08 11:08 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:29
14:08 2:08 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 17:14
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+15 h
Japan is 15 h ahead of Nosara.
When you, Nosara and Japan are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇷 Nosara
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
🇯🇵 Japan
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 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 Nosara | 🇯🇵 Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:08 | 14:08 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Japan Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC+9 |
| Offset from Nosara | — | +15 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | Asia/Tokyo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:32 | 05:43 |
| Sunset | 17:29 | 17:14 |
| Daylight | 11 h 58 min | 11 h 31 min |
| People on this clock | 4,912 | 125,440,000 |
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Nosara and Japan: common questions
How far ahead of Nosara is Japan?
Japan is 15 hours ahead of Nosara: UTC+9 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Nosara, what time is it in Japan?
At 9:00 AM in Nosara, clocks in Japan show 12:00 AM (the next day).
What time is it in Japan at the end of the working day in Nosara?
The working day in Nosara ends at 6:00 PM; in Japan it is 9:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When do working hours in Nosara and in Japan overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Nosara (9:00 AM) is 12:00 AM (the next day) in Japan, and the start of the day in Japan is 6:00 PM (the previous day) in Nosara.
When does the date change in Japan compared with Nosara?
The new day starts in Japan earlier: at 9:00 AM in Nosara it is already midnight there. Until 3:00 PM in Japan, Nosara is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Nosara and Japan the same all year?
Yes. Neither Nosara nor Japan switches to summer time, so the gap is always 15 hours.
