Silver Spring, MD to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Silver Spring, MD. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Silver Spring, MD 20:16 8:16 PM San Jose 19:16 7:16 PM You –:–
20:16 8:16 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:41 · 🌙 17:04
19:16 7:16 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:28 · 🌙 17:13
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Silver Spring, MD.
When you, Silver Spring, MD 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
🇺🇸 Silver Spring, MD
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 | 🇺🇸 Silver Spring, MD | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:16 | 19:16 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Silver Spring, MD | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/New York | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:41 | 05:28 |
| Sunset | 17:04 | 17:13 |
| Daylight | 10 h 24 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 71,452 | 342,188 |
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Silver Spring, MD and San Jose: common questions
How far behind Silver Spring, MD, is San Jose?
San Jose is 1 hour behind Silver Spring: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Silver Spring, MD, what time is it in San Jose?
At 9:00 AM in Silver Spring, clocks in San Jose show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in San Jose at the end of the working day in Silver Spring, MD?
The working day in Silver Spring ends at 6:00 PM; in San Jose it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call San Jose from Silver Spring, MD?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Silver Spring – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in San Jose?
Until 1:00 AM in Silver Spring, MD, it is still the previous day in San Jose. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in San Jose it is already the next day in Silver Spring.
Is the time difference between Silver Spring, MD, and San Jose the same all year?
No. Only Silver Spring switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, San Jose will be 2 hours behind Silver Spring.
