Palatine, IL to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Palatine, IL. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Palatine, IL 23:46 11:46 PM San Jose 22:46 10:46 PM You –:–
23:46 11:46 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:12 · 🌙 18:03
22:46 10:46 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:17
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Palatine, IL.
When you, Palatine, IL and San Jose are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇺🇸 Palatine, IL
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
🇨🇷 San Jose
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 | 🇺🇸 Palatine, IL | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:46 | 22:46 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Daylight Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Palatine, IL | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Chicago | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:12 | 05:26 |
| Sunset | 18:03 | 17:17 |
| Daylight | 10 h 50 min | 11 h 52 min |
| People on this clock | 67,908 | 342,188 |
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Palatine, IL and San Jose: common questions
How many hours behind Palatine, IL, is San Jose?
The clocks in San Jose are 1 hour behind those in Palatine (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Palatine, IL, what time is it in San Jose?
At 9:00 AM in Palatine, clocks in San Jose show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in San Jose at the end of the working day in Palatine, IL?
The working day in Palatine ends at 6:00 PM; in San Jose it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Palatine, IL, and in San Jose overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Palatine, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose.
When does the date change in San Jose compared with Palatine, IL?
The new day starts in San Jose later: until 1:00 AM in Palatine, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in San Jose, Palatine is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Palatine, IL, and San Jose the same all year?
No. Only Palatine switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, San Jose and Palatine will have the same time.
