San Jose to Jersey City, NJ: time difference
Jersey City, NJ 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
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San Jose 12:06 12:06 PM Jersey City, NJ 13:06 1:06 PM You –:–
12:06 12:06 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:29 · 🌙 17:13
13:06 1:06 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:34 · 🌙 16:47
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+1 h
Jersey City, NJ is 1 h ahead of San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Jersey City, NJ 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
🇺🇸 Jersey City, NJ
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 | 🇺🇸 Jersey City, NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:06 | 13:06 |
| Local date | Saturday, November 7, 2026 | Saturday, November 7, 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 | 06:34 |
| Sunset | 17:13 | 16:47 |
| Daylight | 11 h 44 min | 10 h 13 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 292,449 |
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San Jose and Jersey City, NJ: common questions
How far ahead of San Jose is Jersey City, NJ?
Jersey City is 1 hour ahead of San Jose: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, what time is it in Jersey City, NJ?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in Jersey City show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Jersey City, NJ, at the end of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose ends at 6:00 PM; in Jersey City it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both San Jose and Jersey City, NJ, are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Jersey City), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Jersey City, NJ, compared with San Jose?
The new day starts in Jersey City earlier: at 11:00 PM in San Jose it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Jersey City, San Jose is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between San Jose and Jersey City, NJ, the same all year?
No. Only Jersey City switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, Jersey City will be 2 hours ahead of San Jose.
