San Jose to Santa Cruz, CA: time difference
Santa Cruz, 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 23:46 11:46 PM Santa Cruz, CA 22:46 10:46 PM You –:–
23:46 11:46 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:22
22:46 10:46 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 18:38
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−1 h
Santa Cruz, CA is 1 h behind San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Santa Cruz, 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
🇺🇸 Santa Cruz, 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 | 🇺🇸 Santa Cruz, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:46 | 22:46 |
| 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 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 17:22 | 18:38 |
| Daylight | 11 h 56 min | 11 h 25 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 64,220 |
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San Jose and Santa Cruz, CA: common questions
How many hours behind San Jose is Santa Cruz, CA?
The clocks in Santa Cruz are 1 hour behind those in San Jose (UTC−7 and UTC−6).
What time is it in Santa Cruz, CA, at the start of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose starts at 9:00 AM; in Santa Cruz it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Santa Cruz, CA?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Santa Cruz show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in San Jose and in Santa Cruz, 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 Santa Cruz.
Until what time in San Jose is it still yesterday in Santa Cruz, CA?
Before 1:00 AM in San Jose, the date in Santa Cruz has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Santa Cruz, it is already the next day in San Jose.
Does the time gap between San Jose and Santa Cruz, CA, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Santa Cruz but not in San Jose. From November 1, 2026, Santa Cruz will be 2 hours behind San Jose.
