United States
Time now in Shafter
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:22Sunset 07:36Time zone UTC −7
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
UTC offset
UTC −7
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
16,988
Sunrise
06:22
Sunset
07:36
Day length
13h 14m
Coordinates
35.48, -119.20
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About the time in Shafter
Shafter runs on America/Los_Angeles, which puts the city UTC −7 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 16,988 people live in Shafter, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Shafter day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 16:00–00:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Frequently asked questions about time in Shafter
- Does Shafter change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- When do the sun rise and set in Shafter today?
- Sunrise is at 06:22 and sunset at 07:36, giving 13h 14m of daylight.
- What time is it in Shafter right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Shafter, updating every second from America/Los_Angeles (UTC −7).
- Which time zone is Shafter in?
- Shafter uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC −7.
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