Saitama to Nosara: time difference
Nosara is 15 h behind Saitama. 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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Saitama 00:51 12:51 AM Nosara 09:51 9:51 AM You –:–
00:51 12:51 AM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:51 · 🌙 17:04
09:51 9:51 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:25
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−15 h
Nosara is 15 h behind Saitama.
When you, Saitama 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
🇯🇵 Saitama
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 | 🇯🇵 Saitama | 🇨🇷 Nosara |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:51 | 09:51 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Saitama | — | −15 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:51 | 05:32 |
| Sunset | 17:04 | 17:25 |
| Daylight | 11 h 13 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 1,182,115 | 4,912 |
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Saitama and Nosara: common questions
What is the time difference between Saitama and Nosara?
Nosara is 15 hours behind: it uses UTC−6, while Saitama is on UTC+9.
If it is 9:00 AM in Saitama, what time is it in Nosara?
At 9:00 AM in Saitama, clocks in Nosara show 6:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Nosara at the end of the working day in Saitama?
The working day in Saitama ends at 6:00 PM; in Nosara it is 3:00 AM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Nosara from Saitama?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Saitama and in Nosara do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Saitama 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 Saitama.
When does the date change in Nosara compared with Saitama?
The new day starts in Nosara later: until 3:00 PM in Saitama, it is still the previous day there. From 9:00 AM in Nosara, Saitama is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Saitama and Nosara change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Saitama nor in Nosara, so the gap is 15 hours all year round.
