San Jose to Lake Orion, MI: time difference
Lake Orion, MI 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 17:29 5:29 PM Lake Orion, MI 18:29 6:29 PM You –:–
17:29 5:29 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:29 · 🌙 17:13
18:29 6:29 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:14 · 🌙 17:21
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+1 h
Lake Orion, MI is 1 h ahead of San Jose.
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Working hours
🇨🇷 San Jose
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🇺🇸 Lake Orion, MI
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 | 🇺🇸 Lake Orion, MI |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:29 | 18:29 |
| 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/Detroit |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:29 | 07:14 |
| Sunset | 17:13 | 17:21 |
| Daylight | 11 h 44 min | 10 h 7 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 3,000 |
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San Jose and Lake Orion, MI: common questions
How many hours ahead of San Jose is Lake Orion, MI?
The clocks in Lake Orion are 1 hour ahead of those in San Jose (UTC−5 and UTC−6).
What time is it in Lake Orion, MI, at the start of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose starts at 9:00 AM; in Lake Orion it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Lake Orion, MI, at the end of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose ends at 6:00 PM; in Lake Orion it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Lake Orion, MI, from San Jose?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in San Jose – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Lake Orion – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Lake Orion, MI?
From 11:00 PM in San Jose it is already the next day in Lake Orion. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Lake Orion it is still the previous day in San Jose.
Is the time difference between San Jose and Lake Orion, MI, the same all year?
No. Only Lake Orion switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, Lake Orion will be 2 hours ahead of San Jose.
