San Jose to the United States: time difference
The United States 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 12:05 12:05 PM United States 13:05 1:05 PM You –:–
12:05 12:05 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:29 · 🌙 17:13
13:05 1:05 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 17:04
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+1 h
The United States is 1 h ahead of San Jose.
When you, San Jose and the United States 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
🇺🇸 United States
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 | 🇺🇸 United States |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:05 | 13:05 |
| 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 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:13 | 17:04 |
| Daylight | 11 h 44 min | 10 h 22 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 340,110,988 |
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San Jose and the United States: common questions
How far ahead of San Jose is the United States?
The United States is 1 hour ahead of San Jose: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, what time is it in the United States?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in the United States show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in the United States?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in the United States show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in San Jose and in the United States overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in the United States.
When is it already the next day in the United States?
From 11:00 PM in San Jose it is already the next day in the United States. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in the United States it is still the previous day in San Jose.
Does the time difference between San Jose and the United States change?
Yes. The clocks change only in the United States. From March 14, 2027, the United States will be 2 hours ahead of San Jose.
