San Jose to Danbury, CT: time difference
Danbury, CT 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 12:21 12:21 PM Danbury, CT 13:21 1:21 PM You –:–
12:21 12:21 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:29 · 🌙 17:13
13:21 1:21 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:32 · 🌙 16:44
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+1 h
Danbury, CT is 1 h ahead of San Jose.
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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
🇺🇸 Danbury, CT
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 | 🇺🇸 Danbury, CT |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:21 | 13:21 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 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 | 05:29 | 06:32 |
| Sunset | 17:13 | 16:44 |
| Daylight | 11 h 44 min | 10 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 78,292 |
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San Jose and Danbury, CT: common questions
What is the time difference between San Jose and Danbury, CT?
Danbury is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC−5, while San Jose is on UTC−6.
What time is it in Danbury, CT, at the start of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose starts at 9:00 AM; in Danbury it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Danbury, CT?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Danbury show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in San Jose and in Danbury, CT, 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 Danbury.
When does the date change in Danbury, CT, compared with San Jose?
The new day starts in Danbury earlier: at 11:00 PM in San Jose it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Danbury, San Jose is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between San Jose and Danbury, CT, the same all year?
No. Only Danbury switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, Danbury will be 2 hours ahead of San Jose.
