Tacna to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Tacna. 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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Tacna 11:37 11:37 AM San Jose 10:37 10:37 AM You –:–
11:37 11:37 AM
Peru Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:11 · 🌙 17:43
10:37 10:37 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:19
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Tacna.
When you, Tacna 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
🇵🇪 Tacna
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 | 🇵🇪 Tacna | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:37 | 10:37 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Peru Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Tacna | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Lima | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:11 | 05:25 |
| Sunset | 17:43 | 17:19 |
| Daylight | 12 h 31 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 92,972 | 342,188 |
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Tacna and San Jose: common questions
What is the time difference between Tacna and San Jose?
San Jose is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−6, while Tacna is on UTC−5.
What time is it in San Jose when it is 9:00 AM in Tacna?
When it is 9:00 AM in Tacna, it is 8:00 AM in San Jose.
What time is it in San Jose at the end of the working day in Tacna?
The working day in Tacna 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 Tacna?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Tacna – 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 Tacna 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 Tacna.
Does the time gap between Tacna and San Jose change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Tacna nor in San Jose, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
