United States
Time now in San Juan
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 07:09Sunset 08:00Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
—
Sunrise
07:09
Sunset
08:00
Day length
12h 50m
Coordinates
26.19, -98.15
Time difference from San Juan
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) San Juan right now.
San Juan on the map
About the time in San Juan
San Juan runs on America/Chicago, which puts the city UTC −5 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.
San Juan follows the civil time used across its region of United States; there is no separate local reckoning inside the city.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal San Juan day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 14:00–22:00 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 San Juan
- How far ahead or behind UTC is San Juan?
- San Juan is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in San Juan right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in San Juan, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- When do the sun rise and set in San Juan today?
- Sunrise is at 07:09 and sunset at 08:00, giving 12h 50m of daylight.
- Which time zone is San Juan in?
- San Juan uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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