Mexico
Time now in San Diego
Thursday, 27 August 2026
Sunrise 06:13Sunset 06:52Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
6
Sunrise
06:13
Sunset
06:52
Day length
12h 39m
Coordinates
20.80, -97.75
Time difference from San Diego
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) San Diego right now.
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About the time in San Diego
Sunrise today lands at 06:13 and sunset at 06:52 local time, giving 12h 39m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (20.80, -97.75) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in San Diego.
San Diego runs on America/Mexico_City, which puts the city UTC −6 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/Mexico_City is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Mexico_City keeps pointing at Mexico City time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in San Diego
- Which time zone is San Diego in?
- San Diego uses America/Mexico_City, currently UTC −6.
- What time is it in San Diego right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in San Diego, updating every second from America/Mexico_City (UTC −6).
- When do the sun rise and set in San Diego today?
- Sunrise is at 06:13 and sunset at 06:52, giving 12h 39m of daylight.
- Does San Diego change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. San Diego keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
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