Costa Rica
Time now in Alegría
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 05:25Sunset 05:49Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Costa_Rica
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
5,656
Sunrise
05:25
Sunset
05:49
Day length
12h 24m
Coordinates
10.12, -83.59
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About the time in Alegría
Alegría sits at latitude 10.12, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 24m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Alegría runs on America/Costa_Rica, which puts the city UTC −6 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Around 5,656 people live in Alegría, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Alegría
- When do the sun rise and set in Alegría today?
- Sunrise is at 05:25 and sunset at 05:49, giving 12h 24m of daylight.
- Does Alegría change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Alegría keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Costa_Rica, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Alegría right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Alegría, updating every second from America/Costa_Rica (UTC −6).
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