Costa Rica
Time now in San Francisco
Sunrise 05:27Sunset 05:51Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Costa_Rica
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
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Sunrise
05:27
Sunset
05:51
Day length
12h 24m
Coordinates
9.99, -84.13
Time difference from San Francisco
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) San Francisco right now.
San Francisco on the map
About the time in San Francisco
San Francisco runs on America/Costa_Rica, 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.
San Francisco follows the civil time used across its region of Costa Rica; there is no separate local reckoning inside the city.
Sunrise today lands at 05:27 and sunset at 05:51 local time, giving 12h 24m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (9.99, -84.13) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in San Francisco.
Frequently asked questions about time in San Francisco
- How far ahead or behind UTC is San Francisco?
- San Francisco is UTC −6 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What are normal business hours in San Francisco in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in San Francisco runs from 15:00–23:00 UTC today.
- When do the sun rise and set in San Francisco today?
- Sunrise is at 05:27 and sunset at 05:51, giving 12h 24m of daylight.
- What time is it in San Francisco right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in San Francisco, updating every second from America/Costa_Rica (UTC −6).
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