Nosara to May Pen: time difference
May Pen is 1 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 23:27 11:27 PM May Pen 00:27 12:27 AM You –:–
23:27 11:27 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:29
00:27 12:27 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 17:52
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+1 h
May Pen is 1 h ahead of Nosara.
When you, Nosara and May Pen 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
🇯🇲 May Pen
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 Nosara | 🇯🇲 May Pen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:27 | 00:27 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Nosara | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Jamaica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:32 | 06:02 |
| Sunset | 17:29 | 17:52 |
| Daylight | 11 h 58 min | 11 h 50 min |
| People on this clock | 4,912 | 44,755 |
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Nosara and May Pen: common questions
What is the time difference between Nosara and May Pen?
May Pen is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC−5, while Nosara is on UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Nosara, what time is it in May Pen?
At 9:00 AM in Nosara, clocks in May Pen show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Nosara, what time is it in May Pen?
At 6:00 PM in Nosara, clocks in May Pen show 7:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Nosara and May Pen are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Nosara (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in May Pen), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in May Pen compared with Nosara?
The new day starts in May Pen earlier: at 11:00 PM in Nosara it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in May Pen, Nosara is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Nosara and May Pen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Nosara nor May Pen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
