Sanya to Nosara: time difference
Nosara is 14 h behind Sanya. 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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Sanya 16:31 4:31 PM Nosara 02:31 2:31 AM You –:–
16:31 4:31 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:38 · 🌙 18:18
02:31 2:31 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:24
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−14 h
Nosara is 14 h behind Sanya.
When you, Sanya 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
🇨🇳 Sanya
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
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Sanya | 🇨🇷 Nosara |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:31 | 02:31 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Sanya | — | −14 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:38 | 05:32 |
| Sunset | 18:18 | 17:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 40 min | 11 h 52 min |
| People on this clock | 1,031,396 | 4,912 |
Compare Sanya with another city
More comparisons with Sanya: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Sanya and Nosara: common questions
How many hours behind Sanya is Nosara?
The clocks in Nosara are 14 hours behind those in Sanya (UTC−6 and UTC+8).
If it is 9:00 AM in Sanya, what time is it in Nosara?
At 9:00 AM in Sanya, clocks in Nosara show 7:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Sanya, what time is it in Nosara?
At 6:00 PM in Sanya, clocks in Nosara show 4:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Nosara from Sanya?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Sanya and in Nosara do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Sanya it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Nosara; when the working day starts in Nosara, it is 11:00 PM in Sanya.
When is it still the previous day in Nosara?
Until 2:00 PM in Sanya it is still the previous day in Nosara. The other way round, from 10:00 AM in Nosara it is already the next day in Sanya.
Is the time difference between Sanya and Nosara the same all year?
Yes. Neither Sanya nor Nosara switches to summer time, so the gap is always 14 hours.
