Vaughan to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Vaughan. 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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Vaughan 21:38 9:38 PM San Jose 20:38 8:38 PM You –:–
21:38 9:38 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:00 · 🌙 17:05
20:38 8:38 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:28 · 🌙 17:13
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Vaughan.
When you, Vaughan 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
🇨🇦 Vaughan
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 | 🇨🇦 Vaughan | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:38 | 20:38 |
| 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 Vaughan | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Toronto | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:00 | 05:28 |
| Sunset | 17:05 | 17:13 |
| Daylight | 10 h 5 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 323,103 | 342,188 |
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Vaughan and San Jose: common questions
How many hours behind Vaughan is San Jose?
The clocks in San Jose are 1 hour behind those in Vaughan (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
What time is it in San Jose at the start of the working day in Vaughan?
The working day in Vaughan starts at 9:00 AM; in San Jose it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Vaughan, what time is it in San Jose?
At 6:00 PM in Vaughan, clocks in San Jose show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Vaughan and San Jose are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Vaughan (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Vaughan is it still yesterday in San Jose?
Before 1:00 AM in Vaughan, the date in San Jose has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in San Jose, it is already the next day in Vaughan.
Is the time difference between Vaughan and San Jose the same all year?
No. Only Vaughan switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, San Jose will be 2 hours behind Vaughan.
