San Jose to Sheldon, IA: time difference
Sheldon, IA 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.
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San Jose 23:44 11:44 PM Sheldon, IA 00:44 12:44 AM You –:–
23:44 11:44 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:22
00:44 12:44 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:33 · 🌙 18:49
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+1 h
Sheldon, IA is 1 h ahead of San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Sheldon, IA 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
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🇺🇸 Sheldon, IA
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 | 🇺🇸 Sheldon, IA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:44 | 00:44 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Monday, October 12, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from San Jose | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:25 | 07:33 |
| Sunset | 17:22 | 18:49 |
| Daylight | 11 h 56 min | 11 h 16 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 5,200 |
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San Jose and Sheldon, IA: common questions
How far ahead of San Jose is Sheldon, IA?
Sheldon is 1 hour ahead of San Jose: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Sheldon, IA, at the start of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose starts at 9:00 AM; in Sheldon it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Sheldon, IA?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Sheldon show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Sheldon, IA, from San Jose?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in San Jose – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sheldon – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Sheldon, IA?
From 11:00 PM in San Jose it is already the next day in Sheldon. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Sheldon it is still the previous day in San Jose.
Is the time difference between San Jose and Sheldon, IA, the same all year?
No. Only Sheldon switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Sheldon and San Jose will have the same time.
