Otsu to Nosara: time difference
Nosara is 15 h behind Otsu. 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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Otsu 16:06 4:06 PM Nosara 01:06 1:06 AM You –:–
16:06 4:06 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:06 · 🌙 17:19
01:06 1:06 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:25
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−15 h
Nosara is 15 h behind Otsu.
When you, Otsu and Nosara are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇯🇵 Otsu
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
🇨🇷 Nosara
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 | 🇯🇵 Otsu | 🇨🇷 Nosara |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:06 | 01:06 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Otsu | — | −15 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:06 | 05:32 |
| Sunset | 17:19 | 17:25 |
| Daylight | 11 h 13 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 341,314 | 4,912 |
Compare Otsu with another city
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Otsu and Nosara: common questions
What is the time difference between Otsu and Nosara?
Nosara is 15 hours behind: it uses UTC−6, while Otsu is on UTC+9.
If it is 9:00 AM in Otsu, what time is it in Nosara?
At 9:00 AM in Otsu, clocks in Nosara show 6:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Nosara at the end of the working day in Otsu?
The working day in Otsu ends at 6:00 PM; in Nosara it is 3:00 AM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Nosara from Otsu?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Otsu and in Nosara do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Otsu it is 6:00 PM (the previous day) in Nosara; when the working day starts in Nosara, it is 12:00 AM (the next day) in Otsu.
When is it still the previous day in Nosara?
Until 3:00 PM in Otsu it is still the previous day in Nosara. The other way round, from 9:00 AM in Nosara it is already the next day in Otsu.
Is the time difference between Otsu and Nosara the same all year?
Yes. Neither Otsu nor Nosara switches to summer time, so the gap is always 15 hours.
