San Jose to Lancaster, CA: time difference
Lancaster, CA is 1 h behind 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 21:17 9:17 PM Lancaster, CA 20:17 8:17 PM You –:–
21:17 9:17 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:19
20:17 8:17 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:01 · 🌙 18:15
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−1 h
Lancaster, CA is 1 h behind San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Lancaster, CA 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
🇺🇸 Lancaster, CA
23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 San Jose | 🇺🇸 Lancaster, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:17 | 20:17 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from San Jose | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 07:01 |
| Sunset | 17:19 | 18:15 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 11 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 59,322 |
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San Jose and Lancaster, CA: common questions
What is the time difference between San Jose and Lancaster, CA?
Lancaster is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−7, while San Jose is on UTC−6.
What time is it in Lancaster, CA, when it is 9:00 AM in San Jose?
When it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, it is 8:00 AM in Lancaster.
What time is it in Lancaster, CA, at the end of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose ends at 6:00 PM; in Lancaster it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both San Jose and Lancaster, CA, are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in San Jose (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Lancaster), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in San Jose is it still yesterday in Lancaster, CA?
Before 1:00 AM in San Jose, the date in Lancaster has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Lancaster, it is already the next day in San Jose.
Does the time difference between San Jose and Lancaster, CA, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Lancaster. From November 1, 2026, Lancaster will be 2 hours behind San Jose.
