Santa Cruz to Nosara: time difference
Nosara is 1 h behind Santa Cruz. 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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Santa Cruz 09:00 9:00 AM Nosara 08:00 8:00 AM You –:–
09:00 9:00 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:09 · 🌙 17:41
08:00 8:00 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:33 · 🌙 17:21
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−1 h
Nosara is 1 h behind Santa Cruz.
When you, Santa Cruz and Nosara are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇯🇲 Santa Cruz
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
🇨🇷 Nosara
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 | 🇯🇲 Santa Cruz | 🇨🇷 Nosara |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:00 | 08:00 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Santa Cruz | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Jamaica | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:09 | 05:33 |
| Sunset | 17:41 | 17:21 |
| Daylight | 11 h 32 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 8,217 | 4,912 |
Compare Santa Cruz with another city
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Santa Cruz and Nosara: common questions
What is the time difference between Santa Cruz and Nosara?
Nosara is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−6, while Santa Cruz is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz, what time is it in Nosara?
At 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz, clocks in Nosara show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Nosara at the end of the working day in Santa Cruz?
The working day in Santa Cruz ends at 6:00 PM; in Nosara it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Santa Cruz and Nosara are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Nosara), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Santa Cruz is it still yesterday in Nosara?
Before 1:00 AM in Santa Cruz, the date in Nosara has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Nosara, it is already the next day in Santa Cruz.
Is the time difference between Santa Cruz and Nosara the same all year?
Yes. Neither Santa Cruz nor Nosara switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
