San Jose to Palmdale, CA: time difference
Palmdale, 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
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San Jose 17:58 5:58 PM Palmdale, CA 16:58 4:58 PM You –:–
17:58 5:58 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:22
16:58 4:58 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 18:24
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−1 h
Palmdale, CA is 1 h behind San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Palmdale, 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
🇺🇸 Palmdale, 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 | 🇺🇸 Palmdale, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:58 | 16:58 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Sunday, October 11, 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 | 05:25 | 06:55 |
| Sunset | 17:22 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 57 min | 11 h 29 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 152,750 |
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San Jose and Palmdale, CA: common questions
How many hours behind San Jose is Palmdale, CA?
The clocks in Palmdale are 1 hour behind those in San Jose (UTC−7 and UTC−6).
What time is it in Palmdale, 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 Palmdale.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Palmdale, CA?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Palmdale show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in San Jose and in Palmdale, CA, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in San Jose, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Palmdale.
When is it still the previous day in Palmdale, CA?
Until 1:00 AM in San Jose it is still the previous day in Palmdale. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Palmdale it is already the next day in San Jose.
Is the time difference between San Jose and Palmdale, CA, the same all year?
No. Only Palmdale switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Palmdale will be 2 hours behind San Jose.
