San Jose to Kanata: time difference
Kanata 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 18:26 6:26 PM Kanata 19:26 7:26 PM You –:–
18:26 6:26 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:28 · 🌙 17:13
19:26 7:26 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:49 · 🌙 16:47
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+1 h
Kanata is 1 h ahead of San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Kanata 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
🇨🇦 Kanata
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 | 🇨🇦 Kanata |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:26 | 19:26 |
| 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/Toronto |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:28 | 06:49 |
| Sunset | 17:13 | 16:47 |
| Daylight | 11 h 44 min | 9 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 90,000 |
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San Jose and Kanata: common questions
How far ahead of San Jose is Kanata?
Kanata is 1 hour ahead of San Jose: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Kanata when it is 9:00 AM in San Jose?
When it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, it is 10:00 AM in Kanata.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Kanata?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Kanata show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Kanata from San Jose?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in San Jose – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Kanata – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Kanata compared with San Jose?
The new day starts in Kanata earlier: at 11:00 PM in San Jose it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Kanata, San Jose is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between San Jose and Kanata the same all year?
No. Only Kanata switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, Kanata will be 2 hours ahead of San Jose.
