Nosara to Zanzibar: time difference
Zanzibar 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 01:14 1:14 AM Zanzibar 10:14 10:14 AM You –:–
01:14 1:14 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:29
10:14 10:14 AM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:05 · 🌙 18:17
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+9 h
Zanzibar is 9 h ahead of Nosara.
When you, Nosara and Zanzibar 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
🇹🇿 Zanzibar
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 | 🇹🇿 Zanzibar |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:14 | 10:14 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | East Africa Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Nosara | — | +9 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | Africa/Dar es Salaam |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:32 | 06:05 |
| Sunset | 17:29 | 18:17 |
| Daylight | 11 h 57 min | 12 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 4,912 | 709,809 |
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Nosara and Zanzibar: common questions
How far ahead of Nosara is Zanzibar?
Zanzibar is 9 hours ahead of Nosara: UTC+3 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Nosara, what time is it in Zanzibar?
At 9:00 AM in Nosara, clocks in Zanzibar show 6:00 PM.
What time is it in Zanzibar at the end of the working day in Nosara?
The working day in Nosara ends at 6:00 PM; in Zanzibar it is 3:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
Is there a time when both Nosara and Zanzibar are at work?
No, the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) do not overlap. When the day starts in Nosara at 9:00 AM, it is 6:00 PM in Zanzibar; the day in Zanzibar starts at 12:00 AM in Nosara time.
When is it already the next day in Zanzibar?
From 3:00 PM in Nosara it is already the next day in Zanzibar. The other way round, until 9:00 AM in Zanzibar it is still the previous day in Nosara.
Does the time difference between Nosara and Zanzibar change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 9 hours all year.
