Mexico
Time now in San Francisco
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 06:11Sunset 06:51Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
5
Sunrise
06:11
Sunset
06:51
Day length
12h 40m
Coordinates
20.11, -97.14
Time difference from San Francisco
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) San Francisco right now.
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About the time in San Francisco
San Francisco sits at latitude 20.11, 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.
Sunrise today lands at 06:11 and sunset at 06:51 local time, giving 12h 40m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (20.11, -97.14) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in San Francisco
- Which time zone is San Francisco in?
- San Francisco uses America/Mexico_City, currently UTC −6.
- 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.
- 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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