Paraguay
Time now in San Jose
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 07:03Sunset 06:29Time zone UTC −3
Time zone
America/Asuncion
UTC offset
UTC −3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
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Sunrise
07:03
Sunset
06:29
Day length
11h 26m
Coordinates
-24.73, -56.02
Time difference from San Jose
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About the time in San Jose
San Jose sits at latitude -24.73, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 11h 26m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
San Jose runs on America/Asuncion, which puts the city UTC −3 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.
The zone identifier America/Asuncion is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Asuncion keeps pointing at Asuncion time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in San Jose
- Which time zone is San Jose in?
- San Jose uses America/Asuncion, currently UTC −3.
- When do the sun rise and set in San Jose today?
- Sunrise is at 07:03 and sunset at 06:29, giving 11h 26m of daylight.
- What are normal business hours in San Jose in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in San Jose runs from 12:00–20:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in San Jose right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in San Jose, updating every second from America/Asuncion (UTC −3).
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