Zanzibar to Nosara: time difference
Nosara is 9 h behind Zanzibar. 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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Zanzibar 05:29 5:29 AM Nosara 20:29 8:29 PM You –:–
05:29 5:29 AM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:05 · 🌙 18:17
20:29 8:29 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:29
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−9 h
Nosara is 9 h behind Zanzibar.
When you, Zanzibar and Nosara are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇹🇿 Zanzibar
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
🇨🇷 Nosara
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇿 Zanzibar | 🇨🇷 Nosara |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:29 | 20:29 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | East Africa Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Zanzibar | — | −9 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Dar es Salaam | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:05 | 05:32 |
| Sunset | 18:17 | 17:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h 12 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 709,809 | 4,912 |
Compare Zanzibar with another city
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Big time differences
Zanzibar and Nosara: common questions
How many hours behind Zanzibar is Nosara?
The clocks in Nosara are 9 hours behind those in Zanzibar (UTC−6 and UTC+3).
What time is it in Nosara at the start of the working day in Zanzibar?
The working day in Zanzibar starts at 9:00 AM; in Nosara it is 12:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Zanzibar, what time is it in Nosara?
At 6:00 PM in Zanzibar, clocks in Nosara show 9:00 AM.
When do working hours in Zanzibar and in Nosara overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Zanzibar (9:00 AM) is 12:00 AM in Nosara, and the start of the day in Nosara is 6:00 PM in Zanzibar.
Until what time in Zanzibar is it still yesterday in Nosara?
Before 9:00 AM in Zanzibar, the date in Nosara has not changed yet. From 3:00 PM in Nosara, it is already the next day in Zanzibar.
Does the time gap between Zanzibar and Nosara change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Zanzibar nor in Nosara, so the gap is 9 hours all year round.
