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New York City and San José Time Difference

New York City is 2h ahead of San José

New York City
New York City

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

12:27:05

Sunday, April 5, 2026

United States · America/New_York · EDT

San José
San José

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

10:27:05

Sunday, April 5, 2026

Costa Rica · America/Costa_Rica · CST

Best time for work calls

If you are scheduling a call between New York City and San José, the overlap window is limited to typical business hours. When it is 11 am in New York City it is 9 am in San José — a workable window for scheduling. The latest reasonable overlap is around 5 pm in New York City (3 pm in San José). Outside this window there is effectively no good overlap for regular office hours.

Best time for family calls

New York City and San José have a comfortable window for a family call — no awkward alarms required. New York City is 2 hours ahead of San José, which gives you 4 hours of genuine overlap when both sides are free. Aim for between 6 pm and 10 pm in New York City — that lands at 4 pm to 8 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.

New York City

  • Truman Day

  • Memorial Day

  • Juneteenth National Independence Day

Via Nager.Date

🌅 Dawn6:05:42 AM
☀️ Sunrise6:33:30 AM
🌞 Solar Noon12:59:50 PM
🌇 Golden Hour6:49:54 PM
🌆 Sunset7:26:10 PM
🌃 Dusk7:53:58 PM
Day length12:52:39

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Condition☁️ Overcast
Temperature12°C
Feels like11°C
Humidity93%
Wind7 mph W

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination87%
CycleWaning
Moon age18.2 days
Moonrise22:33
Moonset08:01
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🌤️ Mainly clear
Temperature27°C
Feels like31°C
Humidity55%
Wind7 mph E

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination87%
CycleWaning
Moon age18.2 days
Moonrise20:05
Moonset07:56
New87% illuminatedFull

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