San Jose to Elizabethtown, KY: time difference
Elizabethtown, KY 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 17:18 5:18 PM Elizabethtown, KY 18:18 6:18 PM You –:–
17:18 5:18 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:29 · 🌙 17:13
18:18 6:18 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:15 · 🌙 17:41
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+1 h
Elizabethtown, KY is 1 h ahead of San Jose.
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🇨🇷 San Jose
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🇺🇸 Elizabethtown, KY
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 San Jose | 🇺🇸 Elizabethtown, KY |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:18 | 18:18 |
| 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 | 07:15 |
| Sunset | 17:13 | 17:41 |
| Daylight | 11 h 44 min | 10 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 23,406 |
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San Jose and Elizabethtown, KY: common questions
How many hours ahead of San Jose is Elizabethtown, KY?
The clocks in Elizabethtown 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 Elizabethtown, KY?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in Elizabethtown show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Elizabethtown, KY, when it is 6:00 PM in San Jose?
When it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, it is 7:00 PM in Elizabethtown.
When is a good time to call Elizabethtown, KY, from San Jose?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in San Jose – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Elizabethtown – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in San Jose is it tomorrow in Elizabethtown, KY?
Once it is 11:00 PM in San Jose, the date in Elizabethtown has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Elizabethtown, it is still the previous day in San Jose.
Is the time difference between San Jose and Elizabethtown, KY, the same all year?
No. Only Elizabethtown switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, Elizabethtown will be 2 hours ahead of San Jose.
