San Jose to Reading, PA: time difference
Reading, PA 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 07:18 7:18 AM Reading, PA 08:18 8:18 AM You –:–
07:18 7:18 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:29 · 🌙 17:13
08:18 8:18 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:40 · 🌙 16:56
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+1 h
Reading, PA is 1 h ahead of San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Reading, PA 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
🇺🇸 Reading, PA
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 | 🇺🇸 Reading, PA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:18 | 08:18 |
| 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 | 06:40 |
| Sunset | 17:13 | 16:56 |
| Daylight | 11 h 44 min | 10 h 17 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 88,082 |
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San Jose and Reading, PA: common questions
How many hours ahead of San Jose is Reading, PA?
The clocks in Reading are 1 hour ahead of those in San Jose (UTC−5 and UTC−6).
If it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, what time is it in Reading, PA?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in Reading show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Reading, PA, at the end of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose ends at 6:00 PM; in Reading it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Reading, PA, from San Jose?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in San Jose – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Reading – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Reading, PA, compared with San Jose?
The new day starts in Reading earlier: at 11:00 PM in San Jose it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Reading, San Jose is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between San Jose and Reading, PA, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Reading. From March 14, 2027, Reading will be 2 hours ahead of San Jose.
