What time is it in San José?

11:45:45

Friday 13 November 2026

San José, Costa Rica
Time zone UTC−06:00
No daylight saving time
Sunrise 05:30 · sunset 17:11

Time difference with San José

San José is on UTC−06:00 right now: 6 hours behind UTC all year round.

City	Time	Compared with San José
London United Kingdom	17:45	6 hours ahead
New York United States	12:45	1 hour ahead
Los Angeles United States	09:45	2 hours behind
Paris France	18:45	7 hours ahead
Berlin Germany	18:45	7 hours ahead
Dubai United Arab Emirates	21:45	10 hours ahead
New Delhi India	23:15	11 h 30 min ahead
Singapore Singapore	01:45	14 hours ahead
Hong Kong Hong Kong	01:45	14 hours ahead
Tokyo Japan	02:45	15 hours ahead
Sydney Australia	04:45	17 hours ahead
São Paulo Brazil	14:45	3 hours ahead

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Daylight saving time in San José

San José does not change its clocks: UTC−06:00 all year round.

History of local time in San José

Period	Legal time
since 15 March 1992	UTC−6 all year round
1991	UTC−6, summer time UTC−5
1981 – 1990	UTC−6 all year round
1979 – 1980	UTC−6, summer time UTC−5
until 1978	UTC−6 all year round

Official time zone (IANA database): America/Costa_Rica. Daylight saving time around the world

Upcoming eclipses visible from San José

26 January 2028 · solar eclipsepartial, 51 % of the Sun covered at 07:42
14 November 2031 · solar eclipsepartial, 87 % of the Sun covered at 16:46
11 January 2028 · partial lunar eclipsevisible, maximum at 22:13
25 June 2029 · total lunar eclipsevisible, maximum at 21:22

All eclipses until 2035

Nearby places

Nearest time zone border: 180 km away, Changuinola (Panama) is 1 hour ahead of San José all year round.

Place	Distance
San Juan	3 km
Guadalupe	3 km
San Pedro	4 km
San Felipe	4 km
San Vicente	5 km
San Vicente de Moravia	5 km
San Rafael	6 km
Curridabat	6 km

Day and night around the world

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Sun and Moon in San José

Sunrise: 05:30
Sunset: 17:11
Day length: 11 h 41 min
Tomorrow: −1 min

Dawn 05:08, dusk 17:33, solar noon 11:20. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (11 h 32 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (12 h 42 min).

Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:14 (17 May 2027), latest at 05:58 (18 January 2027); earliest sunset at 17:11 (13 November 2026), latest at 18:01 (1 July 2027).

Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 20 % illuminated
Moonrise 09:07 · moonset 20:50 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 05:47 · moon calendar