San Jose to Charlottesville, VA: time difference
Charlottesville, VA 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 15:21 3:21 PM Charlottesville, VA 16:21 4:21 PM You –:–
15:21 3:21 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:28 · 🌙 17:13
16:21 4:21 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 17:12
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Charlottesville, VA is 1 h ahead of San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Charlottesville, VA are all at the desk
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🇨🇷 San Jose
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🇺🇸 Charlottesville, VA
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 | 🇺🇸 Charlottesville, VA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:21 | 16:21 |
| 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/New York |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:28 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 17:13 | 17:12 |
| Daylight | 11 h 44 min | 10 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 43,475 |
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San Jose and Charlottesville, VA: common questions
How far ahead of San Jose is Charlottesville, VA?
Charlottesville is 1 hour ahead of San Jose: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Charlottesville, VA, at the start of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose starts at 9:00 AM; in Charlottesville it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Charlottesville, VA?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Charlottesville show 7:00 PM.
Is there a time when both San Jose and Charlottesville, VA, are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Charlottesville), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Charlottesville, VA, compared with San Jose?
The new day starts in Charlottesville earlier: at 11:00 PM in San Jose it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Charlottesville, San Jose is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between San Jose and Charlottesville, VA, the same all year?
No. Only Charlottesville switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, Charlottesville will be 2 hours ahead of San Jose.
