San Jose to Alligator Pond: time difference
Alligator Pond 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.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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San Jose 08:16 8:16 AM Alligator Pond 09:16 9:16 AM You –:–
08:16 8:16 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
09:16 9:16 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 17:53
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+1 h
Alligator Pond is 1 h ahead of San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Alligator Pond are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇨🇷 San Jose
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
🇯🇲 Alligator Pond
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 San Jose | 🇯🇲 Alligator Pond |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:16 | 09:16 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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/Jamaica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:25 | 06:03 |
| Sunset | 17:23 | 17:53 |
| Daylight | 11 h 57 min | 11 h 50 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 1,793 |
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San Jose and Alligator Pond: common questions
How many hours ahead of San Jose is Alligator Pond?
The clocks in Alligator Pond are 1 hour ahead of those in San Jose (UTC−5 and UTC−6).
If it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, what time is it in Alligator Pond?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in Alligator Pond show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Alligator Pond at the end of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose ends at 6:00 PM; in Alligator Pond it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both San Jose and Alligator Pond are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Alligator Pond), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in San Jose is it tomorrow in Alligator Pond?
Once it is 11:00 PM in San Jose, the date in Alligator Pond has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Alligator Pond, it is still the previous day in San Jose.
Is the time difference between San Jose and Alligator Pond the same all year?
Yes. Neither San Jose nor Alligator Pond switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
