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Washington, D.C. and San José Time Difference

Washington, D.C. is 2h ahead of San José

Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

12:25:31

Sunday, April 5, 2026

United States · America/New_York · EDT

San José
San José

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

10:25:31

Sunday, April 5, 2026

Costa Rica · America/Costa_Rica · CST

Best time for work calls

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

Best time for family calls

Washington, D.C. and San José have a comfortable window for a family call — no awkward alarms required. Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. — 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.

Washington, D.C.

  • Truman Day

  • Memorial Day

  • Juneteenth National Independence Day

Via Nager.Date

🌅 Dawn6:19:53 AM
☀️ Sunrise6:46:56 AM
🌞 Solar Noon1:11:57 PM
🌇 Golden Hour7:01:39 PM
🌆 Sunset7:36:59 PM
🌃 Dusk8:04:01 PM
Day length12:50:02

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Condition🌦️ Drizzle
Temperature18°C
Feels like18°C
Humidity89%
Wind8 mph W

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination87%
CycleWaning
Moon age18.2 days
Moonrise22:40
Moonset08:18
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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