Time in Los Angeles
It is 03:56 on Sunday, 1 November 2026 in Los Angeles. Los Angeles is in United States. Civil time uses the IANA zone America/Los_Angeles at -08:00 from UTC (not 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-08:00
- Abbreviation
- PST
- IANA
- America/Los_Angeles
- DST
- not in effect
Daylight saving in Los Angeles
Los Angeles is currently on 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 06:12 and sets at 17:00, giving 10 h 47 m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 11:36, 24 minutes before the clock reads twelve, because Los Angeles sits east of the 120° W meridian its current offset is built on.
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Daylight
- 10 h 47 m
- Solar noon
- 11:36Solar 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.
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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 03:56 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 -08:00.
- Which time zone is Los Angeles in?
- Los Angeles is in the PST time zone (America/Los_Angeles), currently -08:00. 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 -08:00. When it is 12:00 UTC, the local time in Los Angeles is 04:00.
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