Current time in Los Angeles, CA
Pacific Time
UTC−07:00- Time zone
- Pacific Time · America/Los_Angeles
- UTC offset now
- UTC−07:00 PDT
- Abbreviation
- PST / PDT
- Daylight saving
- Forward the second Sunday in March at 02:00, back the first Sunday in November at 02:00.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00 (PDT → PST).
- Difference from you
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- Location
- CA, United States · 34.05° N, 118.24° W
- Population
- 3,820,914
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Los Angeles at about 11:53 standard time: the clock runs about 7 min behind the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:36 and 13:04 on the local clock, including the hour added by daylight saving time.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:56 | 19:04 | 12h 08m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:42 | 20:07 | 14h 26m |
| September equinox (Sep 22) | 06:41 | 18:49 | 12h 08m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 06:54 | 16:47 | 9h 53m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:45–18:41 (11 h 56 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.