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Los Angeles and San José Time Difference

Los Angeles is 1h behind San José

Los Angeles
Los Angeles

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

11:22:49

Sunday, April 5, 2026

United States · America/Los_Angeles · PDT

San José
San José

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

12:22:49

Sunday, April 5, 2026

Costa Rica · America/Costa_Rica · CST

Best time for work calls

If you are scheduling a call between Los Angeles and San José, the overlap window is limited to typical business hours. When it is 9 am in Los Angeles it is 10 am in San José — a workable window for scheduling. The latest reasonable overlap is around 4 pm in Los Angeles (5 pm in San José). Outside this window there is effectively no good overlap for regular office hours.

Best time for family calls

Los Angeles and San José have a comfortable window for a family call — no awkward alarms required. Los Angeles is 1 hour behind San José, which gives you 2 hours of genuine overlap when both sides are free. Aim for between 6 pm and 8 pm in Los Angeles — that lands at 7 pm to 9 pm in San José, after the school run and before anyone's ready for bed. For a Sunday catch-up or a midweek check-in, this is the sweet spot.

Los Angeles

  • Truman Day

  • Memorial Day

  • Juneteenth National Independence Day

Via Nager.Date

🌅 Dawn6:08:59 AM
☀️ Sunrise6:34:19 AM
🌞 Solar Noon12:56:45 PM
🌇 Golden Hour6:46:00 PM
🌆 Sunset7:19:11 PM
🌃 Dusk7:44:31 PM
Day length12:44:51

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Condition☁️ Overcast
Temperature26°C
Feels like25°C
Humidity19%
Wind4 mph SW

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination87%
CycleWaning
Moon age18.3 days
Moonrise22:18
Moonset08:22
New87% illuminatedFull

San José

  • Juan Santamaría Day

    Día de Juan Santamaría

  • Labour Day

    Día Internacional del Trabajo

  • Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica

    Anexión del Partido de Nicoya a Costa Rica

Via Nager.Date

🌅 Dawn5:06:32 AM
☀️ Sunrise5:27:40 AM
🌞 Solar Noon11:40:10 AM
🌇 Golden Hour5:24:46 PM
🌆 Sunset5:52:39 PM
🌃 Dusk6:13:48 PM
Day length12:24:59

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Condition⛅ Partly cloudy
Temperature28°C
Feels like31°C
Humidity48%
Wind4 mph E

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination87%
CycleWaning
Moon age18.3 days
Moonrise20:05
Moonset07:56
New87% illuminatedFull

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