Costa Rica · San José
Current local time in San Juan
San Juan keeps time on the America/Costa_Rica zone, currently UTC−6. The offset is fixed all year — there is no daylight saving to track here. The clock runs live in your browser; nothing about your location is sent anywhere.
Current local time
San Juan, San José
09:24
Sat, Jul 25UTC−6
San Juan time zone at a glance
- IANA time zone
- America/Costa_Rica
- Current UTC offset
- UTC−6
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Next clock change
- None in the next 14 months
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Region
- San José
- Coordinates
- 9.96°, -84.08°
- Population
- 26,047
- Local date
- Sat, Jul 25, 2026
Sunrise and sunset in San Juan today
Computed from San Juan's latitude and longitude for the current local date. Times shift by a minute or two either side depending on elevation and the horizon you actually see.
- Sunrise
- 5:28 AM
- Sunset
- 5:57 PM
- Solar noon
- 11:43 AM
- Day length
- 12h 29m
- Civil dawn
- 5:02 AM
- Civil dusk
- 6:23 PM
- Golden hour ends
- 5:54 AM
- Golden hour begins
- 5:31 PM
San Juan time difference from major cities
| City | Local time now | San Juan is |
|---|---|---|
| Los AngelesUnited States | 08:24 PM | 1h ahead |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | 04:24 AM | 7h behind |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | 07:24 AM | 10h behind |
| TokyoJapan | 12:24 PM | 15h behind |
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Working with San Juan time
Scheduling across America/Costa_Rica is where most calendar mistakes start — a meeting agreed in one zone drifts by an hour the moment either side changes its clocks. These tools each handle a piece of that problem.
Find a meeting timeSee which hours overlap between San Juan and everywhere else on your team.Convert a timeTranslate a specific moment into or out of America/Costa_Rica.Track clock changesConfirm which of your other cities change while San Juan does not.Add to your boardKeep San Juan beside your other cities, ticking live.Business hours overlapWork out the window where San Juan offices and yours are both open.Send a calendar inviteExport an event with America/Costa_Rica baked in, not guessed.
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San Juantime — questions & answers
- What time is it in San Juan right now?
- San Juan is on America/Costa_Rica, currently UTC−6. The clock at the top of this page shows the live local time and updates every second in your browser.
- What time zone is San Juan in?
- San Juan uses the IANA time zone America/Costa_Rica, which is UTC−6 at the moment. The zone keeps a fixed offset all year and does not observe daylight saving time.
- Does San Juan observe daylight saving time?
- No. San Juan stays on UTC−6 all year, so the difference from zones that do observe daylight saving changes twice a year.
- What time do the sun rise and set in San Juan today?
- Today the sun rises at about 5:28 AM and sets at about 5:57 PM local time in San Juan, giving roughly 12h 29m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 11:43 AM.