Vilcabamba to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Vilcabamba. 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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Vilcabamba 20:55 8:55 PM San Jose 19:55 7:55 PM You –:–
20:55 8:55 PM
Ecuador Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 18:10
19:55 7:55 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Vilcabamba.
When you, Vilcabamba 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
🇪🇨 Vilcabamba
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 | 🇪🇨 Vilcabamba | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:55 | 19:55 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Ecuador Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Vilcabamba | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Guayaquil | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:00 | 05:25 |
| Sunset | 18:10 | 17:23 |
| Daylight | 12 h 10 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | — | 342,188 |
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Vilcabamba and San Jose: common questions
How far behind Vilcabamba is San Jose?
San Jose is 1 hour behind Vilcabamba: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
What time is it in San Jose when it is 9:00 AM in Vilcabamba?
When it is 9:00 AM in Vilcabamba, it is 8:00 AM in San Jose.
If it is 6:00 PM in Vilcabamba, what time is it in San Jose?
At 6:00 PM in Vilcabamba, clocks in San Jose show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call San Jose from Vilcabamba?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Vilcabamba – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Vilcabamba is it still yesterday in San Jose?
Before 1:00 AM in Vilcabamba, the date in San Jose has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in San Jose, it is already the next day in Vilcabamba.
Does the time gap between Vilcabamba and San Jose change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Vilcabamba nor in San Jose, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
