San Jose to Alert: time difference
Alert is 1 h ahead of San Jose. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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San Jose 16:25 4:25 PM Alert 17:25 5:25 PM You –:–
16:25 4:25 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:28 · 🌙 17:13
17:25 5:25 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
Polar night
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+1 h
Alert is 1 h ahead of San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Alert are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇷 San Jose
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🇨🇦 Alert
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 San Jose | 🇨🇦 Alert |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:25 | 17:25 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from San Jose | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Iqaluit |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:28 | Polar night |
| Sunset | 17:13 | Polar night |
| Daylight | 11 h 44 min | 0 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 60 |
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San Jose and Alert: common questions
How far ahead of San Jose is Alert?
Alert is 1 hour ahead of San Jose: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Alert when it is 9:00 AM in San Jose?
When it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, it is 10:00 AM in Alert.
What time is it in Alert at the end of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose ends at 6:00 PM; in Alert it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in San Jose and in Alert overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Alert.
When does the date change in Alert compared with San Jose?
The new day starts in Alert earlier: at 11:00 PM in San Jose it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Alert, San Jose is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between San Jose and Alert change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Alert but not in San Jose. From March 14, 2027, Alert will be 2 hours ahead of San Jose.
