San Jose to Mountain View, CA: time difference
Mountain View, 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 13:05 1:05 PM Mountain View, CA 12:05 12:05 PM You –:–
13:05 1:05 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:18
12:05 12:05 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:21 · 🌙 18:27
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−1 h
Mountain View, CA is 1 h behind San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Mountain View, 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
🇺🇸 Mountain View, 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 | 🇺🇸 Mountain View, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:05 | 12:05 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 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 | 07:21 |
| Sunset | 17:18 | 18:27 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 11 h 6 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 82,739 |
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San Jose and Mountain View, CA: common questions
How many hours behind San Jose is Mountain View, CA?
The clocks in Mountain View are 1 hour behind those in San Jose (UTC−7 and UTC−6).
What time is it in Mountain View, 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 Mountain View.
What time is it in Mountain View, CA, at the end of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose ends at 6:00 PM; in Mountain View it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Mountain View, CA, from San Jose?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in San Jose – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Mountain View – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Mountain View, CA?
Until 1:00 AM in San Jose it is still the previous day in Mountain View. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Mountain View it is already the next day in San Jose.
Does the time difference between San Jose and Mountain View, CA, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Mountain View. From November 1, 2026, Mountain View will be 2 hours behind San Jose.
