Costa Rica
Time now in Oriental
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 05:27Sunset 05:50Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Costa_Rica
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
12,228
Sunrise
05:27
Sunset
05:50
Day length
12h 24m
Coordinates
9.86, -83.92
Time difference from Oriental
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Oriental right now.
Oriental on the map
About the time in Oriental
The zone identifier America/Costa_Rica is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Costa_Rica keeps pointing at Costa Rica time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Oriental sits at latitude 9.86, 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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Oriental day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 15:00–23:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Frequently asked questions about time in Oriental
- When do the sun rise and set in Oriental today?
- Sunrise is at 05:27 and sunset at 05:50, giving 12h 24m of daylight.
- What time is it in Oriental right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Oriental, updating every second from America/Costa_Rica (UTC −6).
- Does Oriental change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Oriental keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
- Which time zone is Oriental in?
- Oriental uses America/Costa_Rica, currently UTC −6.
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