San Jose to Bocas del Toro: time difference
Bocas del Toro 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 23:54 11:54 PM Bocas del Toro 00:54 12:54 AM You –:–
23:54 11:54 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
00:54 12:54 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:18 · 🌙 18:16
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+1 h
Bocas del Toro is 1 h ahead of San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Bocas del Toro 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
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
🇵🇦 Bocas del Toro
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 | 🇵🇦 Bocas del Toro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:54 | 00:54 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 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/Panama |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:25 | 06:18 |
| Sunset | 17:23 | 18:16 |
| Daylight | 11 h 57 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 159,228 |
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San Jose and Bocas del Toro: common questions
How many hours ahead of San Jose is Bocas del Toro?
The clocks in Bocas del Toro 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 Bocas del Toro?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in Bocas del Toro show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Bocas del Toro at the end of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose ends at 6:00 PM; in Bocas del Toro it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both San Jose and Bocas del Toro are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bocas del Toro), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in San Jose is it tomorrow in Bocas del Toro?
Once it is 11:00 PM in San Jose, the date in Bocas del Toro has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Bocas del Toro, it is still the previous day in San Jose.
Does the time difference between San Jose and Bocas del Toro change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
