Stanford, CA to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h ahead of Stanford, CA. 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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Stanford, CA 03:56 3:56 AM San Jose 04:56 4:56 AM You –:–
03:56 3:56 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:24
04:56 4:56 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:17
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+1 h
San Jose is 1 h ahead of Stanford, CA.
When you, Stanford, CA 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
🇺🇸 Stanford, CA
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
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Stanford, CA | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:56 | 04:56 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Thursday, October 22, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Stanford, CA | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Los Angeles | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:24 | 05:26 |
| Sunset | 18:24 | 17:17 |
| Daylight | 10 h 59 min | 11 h 51 min |
| People on this clock | 13,809 | 342,188 |
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Stanford, CA and San Jose: common questions
How far ahead of Stanford, CA, is San Jose?
San Jose is 1 hour ahead of Stanford: UTC−6 against UTC−7.
If it is 9:00 AM in Stanford, CA, what time is it in San Jose?
At 9:00 AM in Stanford, clocks in San Jose show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in San Jose at the end of the working day in Stanford, CA?
The working day in Stanford ends at 6:00 PM; in San Jose it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call San Jose from Stanford, CA?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Stanford – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in San Jose – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in San Jose?
From 11:00 PM in Stanford, CA, it is already the next day in San Jose. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in San Jose it is still the previous day in Stanford.
Is the time difference between Stanford, CA, and San Jose the same all year?
No. Only Stanford switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, San Jose will be 2 hours ahead of Stanford.
