United States
Time now in California
Sunrise 06:20Sunset 07:44Time zone UTC −7
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
UTC offset
UTC −7
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
39,431,263
Sunrise
06:20
Sunset
07:44
Day length
13h 23m
Coordinates
37.25, -119.75
Time difference from California
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) California right now.
California on the map
About the time in California
California is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC −7 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 1 November 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
California runs on America/Los_Angeles, which puts the city UTC −7 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
The zone identifier America/Los_Angeles is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Los_Angeles keeps pointing at Los Angeles time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in California
- Which time zone is California in?
- California uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC −7.
- When do the sun rise and set in California today?
- Sunrise is at 06:20 and sunset at 07:44, giving 13h 23m of daylight.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is California?
- California is UTC −7 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in California right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in California, updating every second from America/Los_Angeles (UTC −7).
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