Time in Los Angeles
It is 18:27 on Wednesday, 16 September 2026 in Los Angeles. Los Angeles is in United States. Civil time uses the IANA zone America/Los_Angeles at -07:00 from UTC (in effect). Use the live clock below for the current local time, then jump to a difference or conversion when you need meeting math.
Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles on Pacific Time, shifting between UTC−08:00 in winter and UTC−07:00 during US daylight saving (roughly March–November).
Entertainment and tech hours often stretch later than a strict 09:00–17:00 day. New York is three hours ahead; London evenings cover Los Angeles mornings and early afternoons.
Pacific Time is America/Los_Angeles. Arizona (mostly no DST) is not LA. A “West Coast” field that mixes Phoenix and Los Angeles will split in March.
Los Angeles time zone
- UTC offset
- UTC-07:00
- Abbreviation
- PDT
- IANA
- America/Los_Angeles
- DST
- in effect
Daylight saving in Los Angeles
Daylight saving is currently in effect, so Los Angeles is running one step ahead of its standard offset. Clocks in Los Angeles next go back on 1 November 2026 at 01:00 local time, moving from UTC-07:00 to UTC-08:00.
Daylight in Los Angeles today
The sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 18:58, giving 12 h 21 m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 12:47, 48 minutes after the clock reads twelve, because Los Angeles sits west of the 105° W meridian its current offset is built on.
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Daylight
- 12 h 21 m
- Solar noon
- 12:47Solar noon is when the sun sits highest in the sky. It drifts from clock noon across a time zone, which is why one clock can span very different days.
Best time to call Los Angeles
Overlap between a 09:00–17:00 working day in Los Angeles and the same hours in other major cities.
Popular time differences
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About Los Angeles
- Population
- 3,898,747The administrative city figure recorded by Wikidata. The surrounding urban area is larger.
- Region
- California
- Coordinates
- 34.0522° N, 118.2437° WLatitude is what drives the sunrise and sunset times above.
- Currency
- US Dollar (USD)
- Calling code
- +1Dial this after your international access prefix, and check the overlap table above before you call.
- Languages
- English and Spanish
- Airports
- LAXLos Angeles InternationalArrival and departure boards at these airports quote Los Angeles local time, not the time where you booked.
Frequently asked questions about time in Los Angeles
- What time is it in Los Angeles right now?
- It is 18:27 in Los Angeles as this page was generated, and the clock above keeps ticking in your browser. Los Angeles uses the IANA zone America/Los_Angeles, currently -07:00.
- Which time zone is Los Angeles in?
- Los Angeles is in the PDT time zone (America/Los_Angeles), currently -07:00. Always store the identifier rather than the offset — the offset changes with daylight saving, the identifier does not.
- Does Los Angeles observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Los Angeles shifts its clocks during the year, so the difference to cities that do not change moves by an hour twice a year.
- Is Los Angeles ahead of or behind UTC?
- Los Angeles is currently at -07:00. When it is 12:00 UTC, the local time in Los Angeles is 05:00.
Well-known places in Los Angeles
If you are checking the time in Los Angeles because you are heading there, these are the most widely documented places to see.
- Hollywood Walk of FameRead more on Wikipedia
- Hollywood SignRead more on Wikipedia
- Dolby TheatreRead more on Wikipedia