Time in California now
7:04AMPST
PSTUTC−8−3 h vs New York (you)America/Los_Angeles
- Next clock change: Sunday, March 14, 2027: at 2:00 AM clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 AM (PDT, UTC−7)
- Next clock change: Sunday, November 7, 2027: at 2:00 AM clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 AM (PST, UTC−8)
Time zone in California
All of California keeps the same time: Pacific Standard Time (PST, UTC−8) in winter and Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7) in summer.
Los Angeles lies at 118.2° west, where mean solar time is UTC−7:53 (four minutes per degree of longitude). That is within 7 min of its standard time, so the sun is highest close to noon in winter, and about 1:00 PM in summer.
Daylight saving time in California
Yes. California moves its clocks forward one hour on the second Sunday of March at 2:00 AM and back on the first Sunday of November at 2:00 AM (local time).
These are the federal dates (15 U.S.C. §260a); the daylight saving time page has the law.
All coming change dates are on the America/Los_Angeles page.
Clock history of California
California has kept the same clocks as Los Angeles since at least 1970: tzdata records both under America/Los_Angeles. Clocks have moved for daylight saving time every year since 1970. Before 1970 local practice could differ from Los Angeles’s, and tzdata does not track it separately; the year-by-year table, which starts with Los Angeles’s local mean time, is on the America/Los_Angeles page.
Convert California time
Time difference between California and major cities
| City | Local time now | California vs city now | January | July | Office overlap Jan / Jul |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 10:04 AM Tue, Nov 3 | −3 h | −3 h | −3 h | 5 h / 5 h |
| London | 3:04 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −8 h | −8 h | −8 h | none / none |
| Berlin | 4:04 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −9 h | −9 h | −9 h | none / none |
| Dubai | 7:04 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −12 h | −12 h | −11 h | none / none |
| New Delhi | 8:34 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −13 h 30 min | −13 h 30 min | −12 h 30 min | none / none |
| Singapore | 11:04 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −16 h | −16 h | −15 h | none / none |
| Beijing | 11:04 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −16 h | −16 h | −15 h | none / none |
| Tokyo | 12:04 AM Wed, Nov 4 | −17 h | −17 h | −16 h | 1 h / none |
| Sydney | 2:04 AM Wed, Nov 4 | −19 h | −19 h | −17 h | 3 h / 1 h |
- In 2027, California is 7 h behind London from March 14 to March 27 and from October 31 to November 6, instead of 8 h behind London as during the rest of the year, because the two places change their clocks on different dates.
- In 2027, California is 8 h behind Berlin from March 14 to March 27 and from October 31 to November 6, instead of 9 h behind Berlin as during the rest of the year, because the two places change their clocks on different dates.
- In 2027, California is 18 h behind Sydney from March 14 to April 3 and from October 3 to November 6: the weeks between the two seasons, when one place has changed its clocks and the other has not yet.
Office hours and calls
With JavaScript on, this line shows how California’s office hours overlap yours today.
Neighbouring time zones
The nearest large cities on a different clock, with the straight-line distance from California and the difference now.
| City | Distance | Time now | Their clock vs here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix United States | 570 km | 8:04 AM MST | +1 h |
| Ciudad Juárez Mexico | 1,130 km | 8:04 AM MST | +1 h |
| Calgary Canada | 1,920 km | 9:04 AM CST | +2 h |
| San Antonio United States | 1,930 km | 9:04 AM CST | +2 h |
| Winnipeg Canada | 2,460 km | 10:04 AM EST | +3 h |
Same clock as California
These places keep exactly the same time as California all year under the current rules (zones America/Tijuana).
Cities in California
California at a glance
- CountryUnited States
- Time zone IDAmerica/Los_Angeles
- Standard timePST (UTC−8)
- Daylight saving timePDT (UTC−7)
- Calling code+1