Nosara to Khafji: time difference
Khafji is 9 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 12:49 12:49 PM Khafji 21:49 9:49 PM You –:–
12:49 12:49 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:25
21:49 9:49 PM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 05:48 · 🌙 17:16
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+9 h
Khafji is 9 h ahead of Nosara.
When you, Nosara and Khafji 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
🇸🇦 Khafji
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 | 🇨🇷 Nosara | 🇸🇦 Khafji |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:49 | 21:49 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Arabian Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Nosara | — | +9 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | Asia/Riyadh |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:32 | 05:48 |
| Sunset | 17:25 | 17:16 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 11 h 28 min |
| People on this clock | 4,912 | 67,012 |
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Nosara and Khafji: common questions
How many hours ahead of Nosara is Khafji?
The clocks in Khafji are 9 hours ahead of those in Nosara (UTC+3 and UTC−6).
What time is it in Khafji at the start of the working day in Nosara?
The working day in Nosara starts at 9:00 AM; in Khafji it is 6:00 PM at that moment.
What time is it in Khafji when it is 6:00 PM in Nosara?
When it is 6:00 PM in Nosara, it is 3:00 AM (the next day) in Khafji.
When do working hours in Nosara and in Khafji overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Nosara (9:00 AM) is 6:00 PM in Khafji, and the start of the day in Khafji is 12:00 AM in Nosara.
When is it already the next day in Khafji?
From 3:00 PM in Nosara it is already the next day in Khafji. The other way round, until 9:00 AM in Khafji it is still the previous day in Nosara.
Is the time difference between Nosara and Khafji the same all year?
Yes. Neither Nosara nor Khafji switches to summer time, so the gap is always 9 hours.
