San Jose to Merrillville, IN: time difference
Merrillville, IN 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 15:35 3:35 PM Merrillville, IN 16:35 4:35 PM You –:–
15:35 3:35 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:18
16:35 4:35 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 18:02
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+1 h
Merrillville, IN is 1 h ahead of San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Merrillville, IN are all at the desk
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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
🇺🇸 Merrillville, IN
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 | 🇺🇸 Merrillville, IN |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:35 | 16:35 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from San Jose | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 07:07 |
| Sunset | 17:18 | 18:02 |
| Daylight | 11 h 52 min | 10 h 55 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 36,444 |
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San Jose and Merrillville, IN: common questions
How far ahead of San Jose is Merrillville, IN?
Merrillville is 1 hour ahead of San Jose: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Merrillville, IN, at the start of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose starts at 9:00 AM; in Merrillville it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Merrillville, IN?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Merrillville show 7:00 PM.
Is there a time when both San Jose and Merrillville, IN, are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Merrillville), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Merrillville, IN, compared with San Jose?
The new day starts in Merrillville earlier: at 11:00 PM in San Jose it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Merrillville, San Jose is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between San Jose and Merrillville, IN, the same all year?
No. Only Merrillville switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Merrillville and San Jose will have the same time.
