Nosara to Santa Cruz, CA: time difference
Santa Cruz, CA is 1 h behind 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 22:47 10:47 PM Santa Cruz, CA 21:47 9:47 PM You –:–
22:47 10:47 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:28
21:47 9:47 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 18:38
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−1 h
Santa Cruz, CA is 1 h behind Nosara.
When you, Nosara and Santa Cruz, CA 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
🇺🇸 Santa Cruz, CA
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 | 🇨🇷 Nosara | 🇺🇸 Santa Cruz, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:47 | 21:47 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Sunday, October 11, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Nosara | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:32 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 17:28 | 18:38 |
| Daylight | 11 h 57 min | 11 h 25 min |
| People on this clock | 4,912 | 64,220 |
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Nosara and Santa Cruz, CA: common questions
How far behind Nosara is Santa Cruz, CA?
Santa Cruz is 1 hour behind Nosara: UTC−7 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Santa Cruz, CA, at the start of the working day in Nosara?
The working day in Nosara starts at 9:00 AM; in Santa Cruz it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Nosara, what time is it in Santa Cruz, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Nosara, clocks in Santa Cruz show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Nosara and in Santa Cruz, CA, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Nosara, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Santa Cruz.
When does the date change in Santa Cruz, CA, compared with Nosara?
The new day starts in Santa Cruz later: until 1:00 AM in Nosara, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Santa Cruz, Nosara is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Nosara and Santa Cruz, CA, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Santa Cruz. From November 1, 2026, Santa Cruz will be 2 hours behind Nosara.
