San Jose to Ridgecrest, CA: time difference
Ridgecrest, 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.
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San Jose 14:46 2:46 PM Ridgecrest, CA 13:46 1:46 PM You –:–
14:46 2:46 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:18
13:46 1:46 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:02 · 🌙 18:10
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−1 h
Ridgecrest, CA is 1 h behind San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Ridgecrest, 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
🇺🇸 Ridgecrest, 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 | 🇺🇸 Ridgecrest, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:46 | 13:46 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 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 | 07:02 |
| Sunset | 17:18 | 18:10 |
| Daylight | 11 h 52 min | 11 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 27,959 |
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San Jose and Ridgecrest, CA: common questions
What is the time difference between San Jose and Ridgecrest, CA?
Ridgecrest is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−7, while San Jose is on UTC−6.
What time is it in Ridgecrest, 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 Ridgecrest.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Ridgecrest, CA?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Ridgecrest show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both San Jose and Ridgecrest, CA, are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in San Jose (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Ridgecrest), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Ridgecrest, CA?
Until 1:00 AM in San Jose it is still the previous day in Ridgecrest. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Ridgecrest it is already the next day in San Jose.
Is the time difference between San Jose and Ridgecrest, CA, the same all year?
No. Only Ridgecrest switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Ridgecrest will be 2 hours behind San Jose.
