America/Los_Angeles • live clock

Current time in Los Angeles, United States

Los Angeles, United States follows Pacific Time, moving between PST (UTC-8) and PDT (UTC-7). The synchronized clock reflects the active offset. The live clock is synchronized with Digital Clock Online’s server after the page loads.

Synchronizing with server time.

America/Los_Angeles at a glance

IANA time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Time-zone name
Pacific Time (PST)
Standard offset
UTC-8
Seasonal offset
UTC-7 (PDT)
Daylight saving
Observed; exact dates below
Used in
the United States

When clocks change in Los Angeles, United States

These scheduled changes cover 2026 and 2027. Each row gives the exact UTC instant, direction and resulting offset.

UTC instantChangeResulting time
March 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM UTCClocks move forward 1 hourPDT (UTC-7)
November 1, 2026 at 9:00 AM UTCClocks move back 1 hourPST (UTC-8)
March 14, 2027 at 10:00 AM UTCClocks move forward 1 hourPDT (UTC-7)
November 7, 2027 at 9:00 AM UTCClocks move back 1 hourPST (UTC-8)

Places that use America/Los_Angeles

America/Los_Angeles covers Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco. Its country relationships are the United States.

Time difference between Los Angeles, United States and other cities

CityTime zoneDifference from Los Angeles
LondonEurope/London8 hours ahead
New YorkAmerica/New_York3 hours ahead
DubaiAsia/Dubai12 hours ahead
SingaporeAsia/Singapore16 hours ahead
TokyoAsia/Tokyo17 hours ahead
SydneyAustralia/Sydney18 hours ahead
Your time zoneDetected after this page loadsCalculating your current difference

Reference-city differences use standard offsets. Where either place changes clocks seasonally, the gap can change during the year.

Zones on the same standard time as Los Angeles, United States

These zones share UTC-8 as their standard offset. Seasonal rules can make their live clocks differ during part of the year.

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