Panama
Time now in San Francisco
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:23Sunset 06:43Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Panama
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
665
Sunrise
06:23
Sunset
06:43
Day length
12h 21m
Coordinates
8.63, -82.73
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
Around 665 people live in San Francisco, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
San Francisco runs on America/Panama, which puts the city UTC −5 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.
Sunrise today lands at 06:23 and sunset at 06:43 local time, giving 12h 21m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (8.63, -82.73) 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
- Does San Francisco change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. San Francisco keeps UTC −5 throughout the year.
- When do the sun rise and set in San Francisco today?
- Sunrise is at 06:23 and sunset at 06:43, giving 12h 21m 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/Panama (UTC −5).
- Which time zone is San Francisco in?
- San Francisco uses America/Panama, currently UTC −5.
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