Santa Lucia to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Santa Lucia. 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 Lucia 15:17 3:17 PM San Jose 14:17 2:17 PM You –:–
15:17 3:17 PM
Cuba Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:15 · 🌙 17:31
14:17 2:17 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:29 · 🌙 17:13
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Santa Lucia.
When you, Santa Lucia and San Jose 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 Lucia
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
🇨🇷 San Jose
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 Lucia | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:17 | 14:17 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Cuba Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Santa Lucia | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Havana | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:15 | 05:29 |
| Sunset | 17:31 | 17:13 |
| Daylight | 11 h 16 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | — | 342,188 |
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Santa Lucia and San Jose: common questions
How far behind Santa Lucia is San Jose?
San Jose is 1 hour behind Santa Lucia: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
What time is it in San Jose at the start of the working day in Santa Lucia?
The working day in Santa Lucia starts at 9:00 AM; in San Jose it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Santa Lucia, what time is it in San Jose?
At 6:00 PM in Santa Lucia, clocks in San Jose show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Santa Lucia and in San Jose overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Santa Lucia, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose.
Until what time in Santa Lucia is it still yesterday in San Jose?
Before 1:00 AM in Santa Lucia, the date in San Jose has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in San Jose, it is already the next day in Santa Lucia.
Does the time gap between Santa Lucia and San Jose change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Santa Lucia but not in San Jose. From March 14, 2027, San Jose will be 2 hours behind Santa Lucia.
