Mexico
Time now in San Francisco
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 06:22Sunset 07:05Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
18
Sunrise
06:22
Sunset
07:05
Day length
12h 43m
Coordinates
21.78, -100.29
Time difference from San Francisco
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About the time in San Francisco
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.
San Francisco sits at latitude 21.78, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 43m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Sunrise today lands at 06:22 and sunset at 07:05 local time, giving 12h 43m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (21.78, -100.29) 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
- 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.
- 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.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Mexico_City, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- 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/Mexico_City (UTC −6).
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