Waterbury, CT to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Waterbury, CT. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Waterbury, CT 11:09 11:09 AM San Jose 10:09 10:09 AM You –:–
11:09 11:09 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 16:43
10:09 10:09 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:29 · 🌙 17:13
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Waterbury, CT.
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Working hours
🇺🇸 Waterbury, CT
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 | 🇺🇸 Waterbury, CT | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:09 | 10:09 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Waterbury, CT | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/New York | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:31 | 05:29 |
| Sunset | 16:43 | 17:13 |
| Daylight | 10 h 12 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 110,366 | 342,188 |
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Waterbury, CT and San Jose: common questions
How far behind Waterbury, CT, is San Jose?
San Jose is 1 hour behind Waterbury: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Waterbury, CT, what time is it in San Jose?
At 9:00 AM in Waterbury, clocks in San Jose show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Waterbury, CT, what time is it in San Jose?
At 6:00 PM in Waterbury, clocks in San Jose show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Waterbury, CT, and in San Jose overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Waterbury, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose.
When does the date change in San Jose compared with Waterbury, CT?
The new day starts in San Jose later: until 1:00 AM in Waterbury, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in San Jose, Waterbury is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Waterbury, CT, and San Jose the same all year?
No. Only Waterbury switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, San Jose will be 2 hours behind Waterbury.
