Time in Boston and San Jose
The time difference between Boston, Massachusetts and San Jose is 1 hour. San Jose is 1 hour behind Boston.
This means 9am in Boston is 8am in San Jose and 5pm in Boston is 4pm in San Jose.
Boston
- The current local time in Boston is 11:42 pm (November 14, 2026)
- Boston is in the Eastern Standard Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Boston, United States, is UTC-05:00
San Jose
- The current local time in San Jose is 10:42 pm (November 14, 2026)
- San Jose is in the Central Standard Time Zone
- The time zone offset for San Jose, Costa Rica, is UTC-06:00
How to convert Boston time to San Jose time?
Subtract 1 hour from Boston time to get San Jose time.
Time in Boston
00:00
Time in San Jose
00:00
Use the slider above to convert Boston time to San Jose time and view the day and night map at different times.
Day–night colors on the map:
Day
Civil twilight
Nautical twilight
Astronomical twilight
NightTime Conversion Chart
| Boston | San Jose |
|---|---|
| 12am | 11pm |
| 1am | 12am |
| 2am | 1am |
| 3am | 2am |
| 4am | 3am |
| 5am | 4am |
| 6am | 5am |
| 7am | 6am |
| 8am | 7am |
| 9am | 8am |
| 10am | 9am |
| 11am | 10am |
| 12pm | 11am |
| 1pm | 12pm |
| 2pm | 1pm |
| 3pm | 2pm |
| 4pm | 3pm |
| 5pm | 4pm |
| 6pm | 5pm |
| 7pm | 6pm |
| 8pm | 7pm |
| 9pm | 8pm |
| 10pm | 9pm |
| 11pm | 10pm |
Time difference from Boston (UTC-05:00)
-3 hours
+5 hours
-3 hours
-3 hours
-1 hour
-2 hours
-1 hour
-3 hours
-2 hours
+5 hours