San Juan to New York, NY: time difference
New York, NY is 1 h ahead of San Juan. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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San Juan 18:56 6:56 PM New York, NY 19:56 7:56 PM You –:–
18:56 6:56 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:29 · 🌙 17:13
19:56 7:56 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:33 · 🌙 16:49
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+1 h
New York, NY is 1 h ahead of San Juan.
When you, San Juan and New York, NY 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 Juan
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🇺🇸 New York, NY
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 San Juan | 🇺🇸 New York, NY |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:56 | 19:56 |
| 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 Juan | — | +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 | 06:33 |
| Sunset | 17:13 | 16:49 |
| Daylight | 11 h 44 min | 10 h 15 min |
| People on this clock | 27,000 | 8,804,190 |
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San Juan and New York, NY: common questions
How far ahead of San Juan is New York, NY?
New York is 1 hour ahead of San Juan: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
What time is it in New York, NY, when it is 9:00 AM in San Juan?
When it is 9:00 AM in San Juan, it is 10:00 AM in New York.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Juan, what time is it in New York, NY?
At 6:00 PM in San Juan, clocks in New York show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in San Juan and in New York, NY, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Juan, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in New York.
When is it already the next day in New York, NY?
From 11:00 PM in San Juan it is already the next day in New York. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in New York it is still the previous day in San Juan.
Does the time gap between San Juan and New York, NY, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in New York but not in San Juan. From March 14, 2027, New York will be 2 hours ahead of San Juan.
