Mexico
Time now in San Francisco
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 06:33Sunset 07:13Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
61
Sunrise
06:33
Sunset
07:13
Day length
12h 40m
Coordinates
20.73, -102.90
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 sits at latitude 20.73, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 40m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
San Francisco 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.
Around 61 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in San Francisco
- Which time zone is San Francisco in?
- San Francisco uses America/Mexico_City, currently UTC −6.
- When do the sun rise and set in San Francisco today?
- Sunrise is at 06:33 and sunset at 07:13, giving 12h 40m of daylight.
- 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 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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