San Jose to Lowell, MA: time difference
Lowell, MA 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 02:51 2:51 AM Lowell, MA 03:51 3:51 AM You –:–
02:51 2:51 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:29 · 🌙 17:13
03:51 3:51 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:26 · 🌙 16:33
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+1 h
Lowell, MA is 1 h ahead of San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Lowell, MA 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
🇺🇸 Lowell, MA
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 | 🇺🇸 Lowell, MA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:51 | 03:51 |
| 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 | 06:26 |
| Sunset | 17:13 | 16:33 |
| Daylight | 11 h 44 min | 10 h 7 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 106,519 |
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San Jose and Lowell, MA: common questions
How far ahead of San Jose is Lowell, MA?
Lowell is 1 hour ahead of San Jose: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Lowell, MA, at the start of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose starts at 9:00 AM; in Lowell it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Lowell, MA?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Lowell show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Lowell, MA, from San Jose?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in San Jose – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Lowell – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Lowell, MA, compared with San Jose?
The new day starts in Lowell earlier: at 11:00 PM in San Jose it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Lowell, San Jose is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between San Jose and Lowell, MA, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Lowell. From March 14, 2027, Lowell will be 2 hours ahead of San Jose.
