United States
Time now in Palo Alto
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Sunrise 06:33Sunset 07:48Time zone UTC −7
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
UTC offset
UTC −7
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
—
Sunrise
06:33
Sunset
07:48
Day length
13h 15m
Coordinates
37.40, -122.14
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About the time in Palo Alto
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.
Palo Alto sits at latitude 37.40, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 15m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Palo Alto 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Palo Alto
- What are normal business hours in Palo Alto in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Palo Alto runs from 16:00–00:00 UTC today.
- Does Palo Alto change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- Which time zone is Palo Alto in?
- Palo Alto uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC −7.
- What time is it in Palo Alto right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Palo Alto, updating every second from America/Los_Angeles (UTC −7).
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